Wage Authorization for the Academic Areas
The Wage Authorization provides guidelines for the employment of, as well as the pay rates for student wage employees (undergraduate & graduate). In addition, it provides pay rates for Postdoctoral Research Associates and Senior Professional Research Staff and pay parameters for current faculty members receiving overload or other forms of period activity pay. Please consult each section for effective dates related to pay.
Individuals who hire and prepare the pay actions for these employee types must do so in accordance with this authorization.
For technical information on entering these actions in the Workday system, please refer to the Job Aids posted on the Human Resources' website under Compensation Period Activity Pay or contact the HR Solution Center.
Please direct all other (non-technical) questions about the policies outlined herein to the Provost’s Academic Personnel team.
The Wage Authorization is divided into the following three sections:
Student Wage Employment
Eligibility, work-hour limits, payroll procedures, and employment requirements.
Compensation Guidelines
Student and research staff compensation guidelines, wage ranges, assistantship pay, and hourly and annual pay parameters.
Faculty Wage Assignments
Policies and procedures for faculty overload assignments, summer compensation, and wage-based faculty appointments.