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Pay increases for classified staff jobs as of July 1, 2026

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…

Pay increases for classified staff represented by WSNA and SEIU 1199NW

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…

January 1, 2026 minimum wage increase

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…