Pay Plan
2025 -2027 Pay Plan Information
The 2025-2027 State of Wisconsin Biennial Budget includes raises for University of Wisconsin System employees. The pay plan includes a 3% increase in fiscal year 2026 and a 2% increase in fiscal year 2027. The full amount will be awarded as no discretionary funds will be used.
To be eligible, employees must meet the following criteria:
- Be in an eligible employment classification and actively employed as of the pay plan implementation date.
- Employees must have a performance evaluation on record that supports solid and/or meritorious performance.
- Supervisors must have completed performance evaluations for all direct reports by the established deadline.
- Completed mandatory training as required by and within the deadlines specified in UW System Administrative Policy 1293
- Faculty and Academic Staff must be in compliance with annual Outside Activities Report (OAR) requirements.
Questions?
UWO Human Resources
hroffice@uwosh.edu
(920) 424-1166
Timeline & Effective Dates
With the change to a fiscal year performance cycle, all evaluations launch in July and are due within 3 months of being issued.
The first installment implementation date will be August 10, 2025.
First Installment Effective Date
| Employee Type | Effective Date of Increase | First Paycheck with New Rate |
| Annual Employees | 6/29/2025 | 9/4/2025 (will include retro lump sum payment) |
| Academic Year Employees | 8/21/2025 | 9/4/2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which employee classifications are eligible for an increase under the pay plan?
Employees who are classified as:
- Faculty
- Limited
- Instructional Academic Staff on a renewable contract
- Professional Academic Staff
- University Staff – Continuous or Project
Employee classifications that are not eligible for the pay plan include instructional staff on a terminal contract, employees covered by the trades collective bargaining contract, university staff temporary, graduate assistants, student employees and employees paid on a lump sum basis only.
How will raises be determined?
Compensation adjustments will be made based on base salary as of the implementation date.
I am an instructional academic staff member and my pay-plan letter indicates a salary that does not seem correct.
This year, UW System created letters to go out to all system employees for Pay Plan. Given the large number of letters generated, a template was used for all employees to include actual salary only (Actual Salary = Base Salary * FTE). Please reach out to the HR Office should you have any questions on your letter, salary listed, base salary or FTE.
Examples: You are an academic year IAS at 0.80 FTE. Your letter stated your new salary was $48,000 (actual salary). Not stated on your letter was your base salary of $60,000. ($60,000 * 0.80 FTE = $48,000).
What if my FTE is changing for next semester?
If your FTE is changing, your new actual salary will be calculated off of your new FTE and base salary with pay plan. You can find your current FTE in Workday. If you have questions regarding your base salary and FTE or how pay plan would be factored in, please reach out to your HR Generalist or the HR Office.
What if I am in an interim or acting position?
Interim and acting appointments are not eligible for the pay plan, however if holding another eligible appointment, the amount that would be given to the eligible appointment will be applied to the interim position.
Are grant-funded positions eligible for the pay plan?
Grant-funded positions are eligible to receive a merit-based increase in line with pay plan criteria. The process to award an increase is different because grant-funded positions are not included in the continuing staff base. If a supervisor wishes to award a pay plan increase to a grant-funded position, they must complete a PTF form and identify the funding for the increase.
What if I am currently receiving a temporary base adjustment (TBA)?
If an employee is eligible for the pay plan and currently receiving a TBA, their increase will be based off of their permanent base salary. The additional compensation received through the TBA will not be used to award pay plan dollars.
Are employees that are part of an approved step increase plan eligible for pay plan in addition to their step increases?
No, these employees will be excluded from pay plan increases while they are in a position that is eligible for a step increase program.
What if my position and/or compensation has changed recently?
Job changes up through the effective date of the increase will not impact eligibility. Pay plan increases do not carry forward to job changes effective after the implementation date.