Change in Pay Rate for Student Employees
Learn about merit increases, equity increases, and administrative stipends for casual/ restricted student employees.
For information on reclassification, see How to Reclassify a Student Employee.
Request a Merit Increase.
See UCSD Implementing Procedures, Section 30/Compensation (PDF) for more information.
Check with your Student Employment Liaision for current year's eligibility.
Request an Equity Increase.
The Student Employment Office now utilizes a new method for submitting student equity increase requests. Department HR Contacts must log into UC San Diego’s Employee Center (via the Services and Support Portal) to submit requests via the Student Employee Equity Increase form.
Additional guides and resources can be found below.
- Student Equity Request Increase KBA
- Student Equity Request Increase Quick Reference Guide
- Step-by-Step Submission Guide (individual student employee equity request)
- Step-by-Step Submission Guide (multiple student employee equity request)
- Step-by-Step Department Approval Guide
- 8/29 Go-Live Zoom Meeting Recording
Please note that as part of this new equity submission workflow, both the student employee’s Supervisor and the official Department Head will need to approve the request within the Employee Center before SEO can review it. The Supervisor and Department Head will both receive automatic emails notifying them when they must approve a request.
Health Systems hiring Managers and Supervisors may submit requests for equity directly via this new equity form, rather than the HHR Team. Health employees will need to use their non-Health UCSD email address when logging into the Services and Support Portal in order to access the equity form.
Health Systems hiring Managers and supervisors will need to contact Health HR to obtain the information above if not known.
Disclaimer: ONLY Department HR Contacts or People Leaders may submit an equity increase for an employee.
Request an Administrative Stipend.
Download the Administrative Stipend Approval Form (PDF).
Note: You can pay an administrative stipend to a student employee temporarily assigned to higher level responsibilities or other significant duties not part of the student employee's regular position. The sum of stipend and base salary must not exceed the maximum salary of the higher level position.
- Complete the form and send to SEO:
Mail Code 0330
Fax (858) 534-7448
Your SEO representative will respond via e-mail. See Administrative Stipend Guidelines for more information.
- If you are looking to hire student employees and are in need of assistance, please contact Human Resources within your department.
- For additional questions please contact the Student Employment Office.