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A. Current Student Hourly Wage Scale Anchor A A
Grade Level I Min. Wage = $9.00 Max. Wage = $10.75
Grade Level II Min. Wage = $9.25 Max. Wage = $12.05
Grade Level III Min. Wage = $9.85 Max. Wage = $13.60
Grade Level IV Min. Wage = $11.00 Max. Wage = $18.75
B. Raise Guidelines Anchor B B
To be competitive with other departments, LTS student supervisors will add 5% to the above minimum hiring wage for all new and returning students. For instance, Grade Level I will start at $9.45/hr, a Grade Level II will start at $9.72/hr, etc. Students returning after a full year of service (2 semesters) will receive an additional 3% merit increase that year and each subsequent year that they work in LTS.
LTS senior management (SMT) prefer merit increases be limited to 3%. If a supervisor feels that a particular student deserves more, they will need the approval of SMT.
Supervisors may choose to hire students at a higher initial pay rate, and some factors that may influence this decision include:
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