Student Employment Wage Levels
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
Grade Level One: 7.25 – 8.25
Grade Level Two: 7.30 - 9.00
Grade Level Three: 7.40 – 9.80
Grade Level Four: 7.70 – 12.00
Grade Level Five 8.20 – 15.00
Grade Level 1
- Minimal special skills needed
- Perform routine tasks with minimal responsibility
- Employee is well supervised
- No previous training or experience required
Grade Level 2
- Employee must possess special skills with moderate level of competence
- Tasks assigned require some degree of responsibility
- Some supervision provided
- Training may be necessary for some aspects of these positions
Grade Level 3
- Employee must possess special skills with a moderate to high level of competence
- Tasks assigned require moderate to high degree of responsibility
- Student usually works independently with little supervision
- Previous training and experience may be required
Grade Level 4
- Employee must possess special skills with a high level of competence
- Tasks assigned require high degree of responsibility
- Student usually works independently with no direct supervision; may involve training and supervision of others
- Previous training or experience is necessary
- Employees should have completed some undergraduate education
Grade Level 5
- Special skills are involved and student must have a high level of competence; must possess independent judgment and/or decision-making ability; position requires a high degree of mental activity and/or manual dexterity
- Independent research may be an integral part of duties; student’s work may provide an important link in a departmental operation; may involve training and supervision of others; requires a self-starter
- Student works independently with no direct supervision
- Previous training and experience are required; advanced technical experience, including certification or license, may be necessary
- Some undergraduate education required; may require a graduate student with courses in specified area.
Student Employment Wage Levels