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Signing bonuses

Last updated: May 19, 2023

The University of Washington is pleased to offer recruitment incentive payments, sometimes called signing or sign-on bonuses, to new employees to certain positions as outlined below.

Job postings indicate if the position is eligible for a recruitment incentive payment. All job openings with a signing bonus may be found here. Unless a collective bargaining agreement states otherwise, recruitment incentive payments are made on the new employee’s second paycheck and need to be repaid if the employee leaves the position within one year of hire. Ask your recruiter if you have questions about the terms and conditions associated with a recruitment incentive payment.

Job Profile Name Incentive Amount Unit
Advanced Cardiac Technologist $5,000 UWMC – Montlake
Anesthesiology Technician 2 $3,500 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Animal Technician 1 (NE S SEIU 925) $2,000 Primate Center
Animal Technician 1 (NE S CNU) $2,000 Primate Center
Animal Technician 1 and 3 $2,000 School of Medicine
Assistant Director – Academic Services $1,000 School of Social Work
Assistant to the Chair (E S 7) $5,000 School of Nursing
Cardiac EP Tech $5,000 UWMC – NW
Cardiac Peripheral Tech $5,000 UWMC – NW
Cardiac Sonographers 1 and 2 $5,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Cardiac Sonographer Specialist $5,000 UWMC – Montlake
Cardiac Technologist $5,000 UWMC – Montlake
Cardiovascular Tech $5,000 UWMC – NW
Cert Nursing Asst $3,000 UWMC – NW
Clinical Laboratory Technicians 1 and 2 $3,000 UW Medicine Lab Medicine
Clinical Laboratory Technician Lead $3,000 UW Medicine Lab Medicine
Dental Assistant 1 $2,500 School of Dentistry
Dental Assistant 2 $2,500 School of Dentistry
Dental X-Ray Technician 2 $2,500 School of Dentistry
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer $5,000 All hospitals
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Spec $5,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Echo and Vascular Tech $5,000 UWMC – NW
Echocardiographer $5,000 UWMC – NW
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 1 $4,000 HMC
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 2 $4,500 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 3 $5,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Float Cert Nursing Asst $3,000 UWMC – NW
Health Services Manager (E S 8) $4,000 Hall Health
Hospital Assistant $3,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Hospital Central Services Technician 1 $3,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Hospital Central Services Technician 2 $3,500 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Hospital Dentistry Assistant Specialist $2,500 School of Dentistry
Human Resources Dept Mgr/Admin $2,500 – $5,500 College of the Environment
Imaging Technologist $3,000 All locations
Imaging Technologist-Angiography $5,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Imaging Technologist-Comp Tomo $5,000 All locations
Imaging Technologist-Mag Res Imaging $5,000 All locations
Imaging Technologist-Mammo $5,000 UWMC – Montlake, UWNC and UWMC – NW
Instrument Tech $3,500 UWMC – NW
Lab Assistant $3,000 UWNC and UWMC – NW
Lab Asst Technical $3,000 UWNC and UWMC – NW
Lab Assistant Lead $3,000 UWNC and UWMC – NW
Logistics Technician $2,000 School of Medicine
Medical Assistant $4,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Medical Asst – Cert $4,000 UWNC and UWMC – NW
Medical Asst – Reg $3,000 All hospitals
Medical Assistant Lead $4,000 UWMC – Montlake
Medical Assistant – Certified Lead $4,000 UWNC and UWMC – NW
Medical Lab Scientist 1 $3,000 – $5,000 School of Medicine
Medical Lab Scientist 2 $3,000 – $5,000 School of Medicine
Medical Lab Scientist Lead $3,000 – $5,000 School of Medicine
Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead $5,000 UW Medicine Lab Medicine
Medical Laboratory Scientist-Trainee $3,000 UW Medicine Lab Medicine
Medical Laboratory Scientists 1 and 2 $5,000 UW Medicine Lab Medicine
Medical Lab Scientist Trainee $3,000 – $5,000 School of Medicine
Mental Health Specialist 2 $3,000 HMC
Nuclear Med Technologist 1 $4,500 UWMC – Northwest
Nuclear Medicine P.E.T. Technologist $5,000 HMC
Nuclear Medicine PET/CT Technologist $5,000 UWMC – Montlake
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 1 and 2 $4,500 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Neurophysiology Technologist $4,500 UWMC – NW
Operating Room Tech Cert $5,000 UWMC – NW
Patient Care Coordinator $2,500 School of Dentistry
Patient Care Technician $3,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake
Patient Services Specialist 2 $2,500 School of Dentistry
Patient Services Specialist 3 $2,500 School of Dentistry
Physician 2 $5,000 Hall Health
Police Dispatcher (Entry Level) $2,500 UW Police Department
Police Dispatcher (Lateral) $5,000 UW Police Department
Police Officer (Entry Level) $2,500 UW Police Department
Police Officer (Lateral) $5,000 UW Police Department
Program Operations Specialist $2,000 School of Social Work
Registered Nurse 2 $10,000 All hospitals
Registered Nurse 3 $5,000 All hospitals
Software Engineer (E 9) $8,000 – $10,000 School of Medicine
Software Engineer (E 10) $8,000 – $10,000 School of Medicine
Sr Anesthesia Tech $3,500 UWMC – NW
Surgical Technologist $5,000 HMC
Vascular Sonographer $5,000 HMC and UWMC – Montlake