UW Human Resources

Earnings Type & Description

Earnings Type	When Is It Used?	Employment Type(s)/Limitations	How Calculated / FTE / How Initiated
SOR Student Hourly Pay w/OASI (Social Security taxes deducted)	Hourly employment of registered UW students. Wages are subject to Social Security taxes: For Undergraduates when credits taken are below 6. For Graduates when credits taken are below 5. For thesis/dissertation students (700-800 course) when credits taken are below 2. See SHR if credits are above these limits.	Graduate student - with approval of Graduate School: Work Study - Hourly 0881 Teaching Assistant 0882 Research Assistant 0883 Staff Assistant or any GSA class with approval (rare) Undergraduate Students: 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 SOR to SHR when credits taken are equal to or greater than the limit.

Earnings Type

When Is It Used?

Student Hourly Pay w/OASI

(Social Security taxes deducted)

Hourly employment of registered UW students.

Wages are subject to Social Security taxes:

For Undergraduates when credits taken are below 6.
For Graduates when credits taken are below 5.
For thesis/dissertation students (700-800 course) when credits taken are below 2.

See SHR if credits are above these limits.

Graduate student - with approval of Graduate School:

Undergraduate Students:

Use limited to these job class codes only.

Hours x hourly rate

FTE: YES

Department - OPUS

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