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Academic student employee hourly pay rates

Academic student positions are covered by the contract between the UW and the United Auto Workers (UAW). For all other student employment positions, UW Compensation establishes compensation requirements in accordance with University policy and as described on UW HR's Student Employees web page. Student employees must be paid at least the Washington State minimum wage.

The following pay rates apply to hourly academic student employee positions within the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE). The College of Engineering and other departments may employ students with different job titles and at different pay rates.

Last update: May 2020

Title/Pay ClassificationOccupation CodeMinimum Hourly RateJob DutiesStandard Qualifications
Reader/Grader10886Undergraduate and/or graduate student rate: minimum. See Washington state labor ordinance Non-teaching/research academic assistanceUndergraduate or graduate student
Tutor10887Undergraduate and/or graduate student rate: minimum. See Washington state labor ordinance TutoringUndergraduate or graduate student
Teaching Assistant10868Undergraduate student rate: minimum. See Washington state labor ordinance

Graduate: paid via Grad schools schedule. See the UW Graduate School’s TA/RA Salaries

Assist in teachingUndergraduate or graduate student
Research Assistant10869Undergraduate student rate: minimum. See Washington state labor ordinance

Graduate: paid via Grad schools schedule. See the UW Graduate School’s TA/RA Salaries

Assist in researchUndergraduate or graduate student
Summer only Graduate Research Student Assistant10854Premaster: $33.22/hr

Intermediate: $35.71/hr

Candidate: $38.37/hr
  

For undergraduate and graduate positions not listed, please see the College of Engineering.