UW Human Resources

Earnings Type & Description

Earnings Type	When Is It Used?	Employment Type(s)/Limitations	How Calculated / FTE / How Initiated
SHR Student Hourly Pay (w/o OASI) (No Social Security taxes deducted)	Hourly employment of registered UW students. Wages are exempt from Social Security taxes: For Undergraduate if credits are equal to or greater than 6. For Graduates if credits are equal to or greater than 5. For thesis / dissertation students (700-800 course) if credits are equal to or greater than 2. (See SOR if credits fall below these limits.)	Graduate Student - with approval of Graduate School: 0881 Teaching Assistant 0882 Research Assistant 0883 Staff Assistant or any GSA class with approval (rare) Undergraduate Student 0873 Teaching Helper 0880 Legal Aid Intern 0890 ASUW/Appointee 0872 Student Assistant VI 0875 Student Assistant 0886 Reader Use limited to these job class codes only.	Hours x hourly rate FTE: YES Department - OPUS UW payroll computer system automatically changes SHR to SOR when credits taken are below the limit.

Earnings Type

When Is It Used?

Student Hourly Pay (w/o OASI)

(No Social Security taxes deducted)

Hourly employment of registered UW students.

Wages are exempt from Social Security taxes:

For Undergraduate if credits are equal to or greater than 6.
For Graduates if credits are equal to or greater than 5.
For thesis / dissertation students (700-800 course) if credits are equal to or greater than 2.

(See SOR if credits fall below these limits.)

Graduate Student - with approval of Graduate School:

Undergraduate Student

Use limited to these job class codes only.

Hours x hourly rate

FTE: YES

Department - OPUS

UW payroll computer system automatically changes SHR to SOR when credits taken are below the limit.