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Project Assistant

Job Group: Student Assistant
Job Subgroup: Student Assistant
Salary Range (Annual): 54: $64,792 (Minimum)
Employee Category: Student Assistants
Job Code: SA006
  • Job Summary:
    These titles designate graduate students enrolled in a UW System institution who are employed to assist with research, training, or other academic programs or projects. Departments wishing to pay above the minimum should seek approval from the appropriate dean or director. Payments made to program or project assistants are fully taxable as wages, and taxes will be withheld from monthly paychecks.
  • Job Responsibilities:
  • Education:
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Student Assistants
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    54: $64,792 (Minimum)
  • Job Code:
    SA006: Project Assistant

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