UW Human Resources

Earnings Type & Description

Earnings Type	When Is It Used?	Employment Type(s)/Limitations	How Calculated / FTE / How Initiated
GSO Grad Student Appointment OASI w/Benefits (Social Security taxes are deducted)	For a UW Graduate Student appointed to GSA position, when student is not taking enough credits to be exempt from Social Security. Payments are subject to Social Security takes when credits are less than 5. (See GSA if credits are equal to or greater than 5.)	Graduate Student No limitations within designated employment types.	Salary x % FTE: YES Department - OPUS UW payroll computer system automatically changes GSO to GSA when the credits taken are equal to or greater than the limit.

Earnings Type

When Is It Used?

Grad Student Appointment OASI w/Benefits

(Social Security taxes are deducted)

For a UW Graduate Student appointed to GSA position, when student is not taking enough credits to be exempt from Social Security.

Payments are subject to Social Security takes when credits are less than 5.

(See GSA if credits are equal to or greater than 5.)

Graduate Student

No limitations within designated employment types.

Salary x %

FTE: YES

Department - OPUS

UW payroll computer system automatically changes GSO to GSA when the credits taken are equal to or greater than the limit.