According to the student Employment Office it's all based on what level the students are hired at. Mine are hired at Level 2 and may or may not be upgraded to Level 3 after a year or two. The following information was taken from: http://www.csp.msu.edu/seo/rates.cfm Level I: $6.27 - $7.80 Level II: $6.81 - $8.51 Level III: $7.43 - $9.26 Level IV: $8.10 - $11.18 Level V: $10.25 - $14.49 :) Missy Koos Webmistress & Database Developer Student Affair & Services Michigan State University 113 Student Services Building East Lansing, MI 48824 517.355.9510 x138 On Monday, October 13, 2003, at 10:59 AM, John Resotko wrote: > While I know that anything related to HR is a sensitive subject, I'm > attempting to justify an increase in the starting salary I offer to > students in my Technology Department. The common answer I usually > receive from upper management is "what are other MSU departments > paying?" whenever I try to make any increase. So, my question is for > anyone using student employees in technical positions, be it on your > own help desk, or configuring and troubleshooting PCs, or in any job > where a minimum level of technical knowledge and skill are required to > be hired. > > My question to NAG is what are you offering as a starting hourly wage > to student "techies"? I know we all compete with each other for good > student help, so I understand if you are unwilling to reply. Also, if > you prefer not to share this information publicly, please email me > directly at [log in to unmask] and I will keep that information > confidential if you wish. My thanks for any feedback you are willing > to provide. > > > John A. Resotko > Head of Systems Administration > MSU - Detroit College of Law > 208 Law College Building > East Lansing, MI 48824-1300 > email: [log in to unmask] > Phone: 517-432-6836 > Fax: 517-432-6861 > > > >