In accordance with the New York State Department of Labor, New York State minimum wage will increase from $15.00 to $15.50 per hour as of January 1, 2025. To comply with this change, minimum wage changes at Ithaca College will take effect on December 30, 2024.
What does the minimum wage increase mean for student employees?
The Ithaca College Student Salary Structure has been updated to reflect this change. This will result in the adjustment of hourly rates for many of our student employees in each job level.
- Students currently earning salaries of $15.00 per hour will begin receiving $15.50 per hour on December 30.
- Students currently earning salaries higher than $15.00 per hour will receive a $0.50 increment. If a student’s current rate plus $0.50 exceeds their current job grade, their new rate will equal the ceiling of their current job grade on December 30.
What does the minimum wage increase mean for student supervisors?
Adjustments will take effect on December 30, 2024, and no action will need to be taken by student supervisors or hiring departments. All students hired after December 30 will need to be hired in accordance with the 2025 IC Student Salary Structure.
Student employees can review their compensation in the Personal Information app in the IC HR Cloud or reach out to the HR Helpdesk. Likewise, student supervisors can review the compensation of all student employees in their team through the My Team app in IC HR Cloud.
The Office of Human Resources will work with supervisors to determine if the changes in the student salary structure will result in equity and/or compression issues for staff and will address those accordingly.