Student Wage Details
All University of Illinois student employees are subject to the Classifications and Scale of Biweekly Wages for Student Employees. These classifications and wages are subject to change due to increases in the minimum wage or other conditions affecting classifications or wages.
- Group A: Entry level/unskilled $8.00--$9.15 per hour
- Work requiring no prior experience or education, all training done on the job
- General office work; preparing/serving food; operating cash register; stocking/inventory supplies; assisting in classroom duties
- Group B: Semi-skilled $8.00--$9.95 per hour
- Work requiring some experience or education, substantial on-the-job training
- Word-processing and other basic computer work; assisting with animal care; working with/organizing intramural sports and events, and assisting in the facilities; general labor; assisting in food service administration and/or library
- Group C: Technical $8.00--$12.00 per hour
- Work which requires prior experience or education
- Technical office or laboratory work involving specific skills in the field in which the student is employed, such as accounting, computer programming, writing; aviation-related duties; custodial or grounds keeping; student patrol
- Group D: Paraprofessional/Professional $8.00--$15.50 per hour
- Work which requires advanced skills specific to the field in which the student will be employed, or in which the student specializes
- Technical office or laboratory work; research, teaching, counseling; assisting in veterinary medicine
Hourly wage increases are based upon length of service and merit or superior performance. Increases are subject to supervisory approval.
The wages of students employed off-campus, particularly of those employed by the Community Service Program, will vary according to the special skills or training that are required of each position. All wages are monitored by Student Employment in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE
- The state minimum wage increased from $7.75 per hour to $8.00 on July 1, 2009.
- The state minimum wage will increase from $8.00 per hour to $8.25 on July 1, 2010.
