FY2025–27 Pay Plan Guidelines

The Wisconsin biennial budget includes a 3% pay plan increase for FY2025 and a 2% increase for FY2026. The Chancellor has not designated funds for discretionary use.

Pay Plan Basis

• FY2025: Calculated based on the employee's base salary at the implementation date (August 10, 2025).
• FY2026: Calculated based on the employee's June 28, 2026 base compensation rate.
  
  

Eligibility Criteria

Employees must meet all of the following:

• Compliance Training: Completion of all required training by published deadlines:
• FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99)
• Information Security Awareness (SYS 1032)
• Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment (RPD 14-2)
• Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation (RPD 14-6)
• Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse & Neglect (EO 54)
• Outside Activity Report: If applicable, completion of the 2024 report per SYS 1290.
• Performance: Meets or exceeds expectations in the most recent review; not under a performance improvement plan.
• Employment Status: Actively employed in a faculty, academic staff, limited, or university staff role on or before August 10, 2025.
  
  

Additional Notes

• Interim/Waiver Appointments: Eligible based on wage at implementation date.
• New Faculty/IAS (Fall 2025): Eligible.
• C-Basis Employees: Increase effective August 25, 2025.
• Promotions: Eligible.
• Internal Transfers: Eligible based on wage at implementation date.
• UW System Transfers: Not eligible if not employed at UWSP by August 10, 2025.
• IAS with Breaks in Service: Eligible if break was less than one year.
• Layoff/Non-Renewal Reappointments: Eligible.
• Skilled Trades: Eligibility and calculation per applicable collective bargaining agreement.
• Leaves of Absence: Eligible if on temporary leave from an ongoing appointment.
• Ineligible Roles: USTEs, Graduate Assistants, Employees-in-Training, Student Help.
• Overloads/Summer Contracts: Not eligible.​​​