The minimum pay for graduate assistants (GA) at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ is scheduled to increase on August 1, 2023, and it is a larger increase than what was previously announced in 2022.
The GA minimum pay beginning in August will be Step 12 of the , $22,140 for a 9-month appointment and $25,908 for an 11-month appointment. GAs were scheduled to increase to a Step 10, $20,472 for 9 months and $23,952 for 11 months before this most recent update. GAs also receive tuition waivers.
“This change is being made to ensure that GA compensation covers our official UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Cost of Attendance,” according to a March 8 memo from Provost Michael Bruno and UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Chief Business Officer Sandy French.
The pay increase follows a new sick leave policy adopted in fall 2022, where each GA receives sick leave at the beginning of each academic semester.