On-Campus Wage Rates
On-Campus Student Supervisors: Please review the wages listed below before posting a job in Handshake or reporting an on-campus hire. The classifications and charts below are provided to help you determine the minimum wage you should be paying your students based on the work they complete for your department and the amount of responsibility they are given. Whenever possible, we encourage departments to pay their student employees above the minimum recommendation listed in addition to providing their students with a one step pay increase at the start of each Fall semester.
NOTICE: Over the course of the summer, a group of individuals was selected by President Mantella and tasked with researching and improving student wages on campus. This group met monthly and, at the end of the summer, presented President Mantella and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with suggestions on how to improve student wages. Based on these suggestions, the decision made by President Mantella and SLT was for GVSU to implement a minimum wage increase previously scheduled for January 2024 at the start of the Fall semester. This means that all students across campus will receive an increase of 23 cents per hour starting on August 20, 2023. You can find the new wage chart here.
General Fund budgets had previously been increased for the 23-24 year with the assumption that the student minimum wage increase would go into effect January 1, 2024. To compensate for the early increase, General Fund budgets will be further adjusted over the next several weeks with supplemental funding from University funds. If you have questions about these changes, please respond to this email.
Student Wage Rate Chart 12/25/2022 - 08/19/2023
Step A |
Step B |
Step C |
Step D |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
$10.10 |
$10.25 |
$10.40 |
$10.55 |
2 |
$10.35 |
$10.50 |
$10.65 |
$10.80 |
3 |
$10.60 |
$10.85 |
$11.10 |
$11.35 |
4 |
$11.30 |
$11.55 |
$11.80 |
$12.05 |
5 |
$12.20 |
$12.45 |
$12.70 |
$12.95 |
6 |
$13.20 |
$13.45 |
$13.70 |
$13.95 |
7 |
$14.70 |
$15.70 |
$16.70 |
$17.70 |
Student Wage Rate Chart 08/20/2023 - 12/21/2024
Step A |
Step B |
Step C |
Step D |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
$10.33 |
$10.48 |
$10.63 |
$10.78 |
2 |
$10.58 |
$10.73 |
$10.88 |
$11.03 |
3 |
$10.83 |
$11.08 |
$11.33 |
$11.58 |
4 |
$11.53 |
$11.78 |
$12.03 |
$12.28 |
5 |
$12.43 |
$12.68 |
$12.93 |
$13.18 |
6 |
$13.43 |
$13.68 |
$13.93 |
$14.18 |
7 |
$14.93 |
$15.93 |
$16.93 |
$17.93 |
Classification 1 & 2
Job Duties |
Required Experience |
Skill Level |
Supervision |
---|---|---|---|
General routine work involving simple to moderate levels of difficulty |
Little or no previous education/experience necessary |
Few or no special skills necessary |
Closely supervised |
Classification 3 & 4
Job Duties |
Required Experience |
Skill Level |
Supervision |
---|---|---|---|
Performs moderately difficult tasks |
Moderate level of related education/work experience required (minimum one semester) |
Related Skills |
Limited supervision |
Classification 5 & 6
Job Duties |
Required Experience |
Skill Level |
Supervision |
---|---|---|---|
Performs tasks involving a high level of difficulty and complexity |
High level of previous experience required (minimum of two semesters or equivalent) |
High level of related skills |
Performs independently with minimal supervision |
Classification 7
Job Duties |
Required Experience |
Skill Level |
Supervision |
---|---|---|---|
Perform highly skilled duties with considerable internal/external contacts Responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing assigned projects |
Substantial previous work or educational experience
|
Skilled and knowledgeable in all required duties
|
Performs independently with minimal supervision
|