Last updated: June 28, 2026
Professional staff overview
Professional staff are non-union, non-academic employees working at the University. Learn more about your position, excess compensation, and temporary pay increases.
Position and salary review
When a professional staff position’s duties and responsibilities expand or substantially change, the position may be reviewed to determine whether the position’s salary amount, job profile and/or compensation grade assignment should change.
Position review FAQ
This FAQ page answers several common questions about professional staff positions at compensation at the UW.
Checklist – Create regular position
Last updated: June 28, 2026 Regular Professional Staff Position This checklist is to help HR Partners and Additional Approvers ensure that a create position request is complete and ready for the HR Compensation Office’s detailed review. Review Position Request Reason. Ensure reason selected is Create Position > Employee. Confirm that a Job Posting Title has been provided. Other existing job profile or classification titles should not be used as a Business Title. For example, a Manager should not use Assistant...
Checklist – Create professional staff temporary position
Last updated: June 28, 2026 HR Partners and additional approvers can use this checklist to ensure that a position request for a Professional Staff Temporary Position – Salaried (PSTP – Salaried) or Professional Staff Temporary Position – Hourly (PSTP – Hourly) position is complete and ready for the Compensation Office’s review. Review Position Request Reason. Ensure reason selected is Create Position > Employee. Confirm that a Job Posting Title has been provided. Other existing job profile or classification titles should...
2023 Professional Staff Salary Survey
The University of Washington retained Milliman to conduct a cash compensation study for professional staff positions.
Job profiles and descriptors
Job profile "descriptors" help identify the job profile to be assigned when creating or editing a position, or when a professional staff position is reviewed for a change in job profile. Each job profile descriptor provides a general description of the work the series typically performs.