2025 Student Assistant Pay Schedule

2025 Student Assistant Pay Schedule

Student Assistant Pay Schedule

Pay Period

Begin Date

End Date

Final day for student can report time in PeopleSoft

Final day department can report time in PeopleSoft

Positive PAYDAY*

December 2024
December 01
December 31
January 02, 2025
January 07, 2025
January 15, 2025
January 2025
January 01
January 30
February 03
February 06
February 14
February 2025 January 31
February 28
March 04
March 06
March 14
March 2025
March 01
March 31
April 02
April 07
April 15
April 2025
April 01
April 30
May 02
May 07
May 15

May 2025

May 01
May 31
June 03
June 06
June 16
June 2025 June 01
June 30
July 02
July 07
July 15
July 2025
July 01
July 30
August 01
August 06
August 15
August 2025
July 31
August 31
September 03
September 05
September 15
September 2025
September 01
September 30
October 02
October 07
October 15
October 2025
October 01
October 30
November 03
November 05
November 14

November 2025

October 31
December 01
December 03
December 05
December 15
December 2025
December 02
December 31
January 05, 2026
January 07, 2026
January 15, 2026

*Paychecks are available after 9:00 a.m. in your department. Paychecks will be mailed to students working off-campus.

Information


  • Student Assistants may work up to 20 hours per week between all positions when classes are in session.

  • Student Assistants may work up to 40 hours per week between all positions when not enrolled in classes (0 units) during Summer or Winter sessions, or during the week of Spring Break.

  • Student Assistants are not permitted to work over 40 hours per week and are not entitled to overtime pay.

  • Student Assistants are required to present their Bronco ID Card or Driver's License when picking up their paychecks.

  • For information regarding how to enroll, change, or cancel direct deposit, please visit the Direct Deposit website.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code Section 3121(b) (10) excludes services performed by students employed by the university from Social Security and Medicare (FICA) coverage while actively enrolled as a student. 

This student exemption does not apply to services performed by an individual who is not enrolled in classes during breaks of more than five weeks, including summer breaks of more than five weeks.  

Employment appointments during “break” periods that do not qualify for the student FICA exemption are appointed to the non-represented “bridge” classification. 

Appointments to this classification require that the student pay 7.5% of all earnings into the Department of Personnel Administration Part-time, Seasonal and Temporary (DPA PST) retirement plan.  Additionally, student earnings are subject to Medicare taxes, currently 1.45% of all earnings.

Students may qualify to work as a Bridge Student Assistant during the summer only.  Students are not eligible to work in any student classification during the academic year unless they are enrolled with the minimum unit (6 unit undergrad/4 unit grad) requirements.

To qualify as a Bridge Student Assistant, the student must have been enrolled as a CSU student the previous spring semester with the required GPA and units, is currently not enrolled or enrolled in less than the required units, AND intends to enroll the following fall semester.

  • Bridge Student Assistants not enrolled in any classes may work up to 40 hours per week; regardless of the number of jobs held.

  • Bridge Student Assistants enrolled in less than 6.0 units (Undergrad) or 4.0 units (Graduate) may work up to 20 hours per week, regardless of the number of jobs held.