Two percent pay increase effective Dec. 10

From: Human Resources and the Provost's Office

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a 2 percent pay increase with an effective date of Dec. 10, consistent with the outcome of the Special Session of the General Assembly. Employees receiving the increase will see it reflected on their Dec. 29 pay statement.*

The increase will be applied for eligible, full-time Virginia Tech employees, including administrative and professional faculty, teaching and research faculty, and university and classified staff, meeting the following criteria:

• Faculty and staff must have been hired by Virginia Tech on or before July 10, 2023. State agency transfers after July 10, 2023, are not eligible.
• Faculty and staff employees must have no documented performance issues within the preceding 12-month period from Dec. 10, 2022 – Dec. 10, 2023.
  • Staff must not have been issued a formal written notice for the period noted above and must have received a performance rating of “meets” or “exceptional” on their most recent performance review.
  • Faculty must not have been issued a formal sanction, and/or must not have received less than a 2 percent raise during in the spring 2023 merit cycle due to poor performance.

Employees who are on short-term disability or other paid leave will receive the increase on Dec. 10.

Additionally, with the board approval, all graduate assistantships in the payroll system will receive a 2 percent increase effective Dec. 10, and the minimum monthly stipend for graduate assistantships has been increased to $2,468.

For questions about this increase:

• Faculty and staff: Contact your supervisor or college or department HR representative
• Graduate assistants: Contact your supervisor

*NOTE: The state had originally proposed a bonus for December, but the 2 percent pay increase was approved by the General Assembly instead of the bonus.