Board of Regents Policy Student Worker Pay Rate Schedule

CSCU STUDENT WORKER PAY RATE SCHEDULE (MINIMUM WAGE COMPLIANCE)

The 2025 minimum wage rate for Connecticut will increase to $16.35/hour based on Public Act 19-4 that Governor Lamont signed in 2019. This statute connects the state’s minimum wage to economic indicators, specifically the percentage change in the federal employment cost index. Under that law, the minimum wage is required to be adjusted each year based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s calculation of the employment cost index for the twelve-month period ending on June 30 of the preceding year. The commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor is required to review this percentage change and announce any necessary adjustments by October 15 of each year. Those adjustments must take effect on January 1 of the following year.

All student workers compensated at a level below the minimum hourly wage or below the minimum rate for the student worker classification to which assigned when a change takes effect should receive an appropriate adjustment in pay to ensure compliance with the statutory minimum wage and revision in the pay rate schedule listed below beginning January 1, 2025.

Student worker pay rates shall be reviewed by the CSCU System Office at least once each fiscal year with annual adjustments to the minimum rate. The CSCU Chancellor shall approve rate adjustments as necessary and advise the Board of Regents.