On September 30, 2026, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced the new state minimum wage effective January 1, 2027: $17.73 per hour. The Washington state overtime threshold for FLSA Exempt positions is set by state rule at 2.5 times the state minimum wage and will be $1,773 per week as of January 1, 2027, as shown in the table below: L&I Salary Threshold effective Jan 1, 2027 Weekly $1,773 Monthly $7,683 Annual $92,196 Since the state threshold…
Effective January 1, 2027, the UW’s minimum wage will increase from $21.30 per hour to $22.14 per hour following the City of Seattle minimum wage. This change applies to all positions on the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses except for student assistants in Tacoma. Increases needed for any employee whose pay is below the new minimum wage as of 1/1/27 will be centrally managed. Employees brought up to the new minimum will see the increase on their 1/25/27 paycheck. The…
The following changes for classified staff jobs are effective July 1, 2026. The changes should be visible in Workday as of July 21, 2026 and reflected on July 24, 2026 paychecks. 2% across-the-board increases for contract classified pay tables covered by the following collective bargaining agreements: Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU) SEIU 1199NW HMC/ALNW SEIU 1199NW Research/Husky Health SEIU 1199NW UWMC-NW SEIU 925 WFSE WSNA UWMC-NW WSNA UWMC-ML 2% across-the-board increases for classified non-union (CNU) pay tables. 5.9% across-the-board increase for Teamsters…
The MedCenters Compensation office, UW IT Application Management team, and Workforce Management Systems team will centrally manage the increases for impacted employees. Effective 9/1/25, 3% across-the-board + 1% additional increase, removal of dead steps and addition of a new Top Step to pay table BZ/RN3 scale impacting this bargaining unit: WSNA UWMC Northwest Effective 12/1/25, 3% across-the-board + 1% Recruitment and Retention increase, removal of dead steps and addition of a new Top Step to pay table BJ impacting this…
Effective January 1, 2026, the UW’s minimum wage will increase from $20.76 per hour to $21.30 per hour following the City of Seattle minimum wage. This change applies to all positions on the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses except for student assistants in Tacoma. UWHR Compensation and UW-IT will centrally manage increases needed for any employee whose pay is below the new minimum wage as of 1/1/26. Employees brought up to the new minimum will see the increase on their…
Effective March 1, 2024, market ranges for professional staff jobs will be adjusted based on the 2023 Professional Staff Salary Survey.