University employees who have three or more years of state-qualifying service receive annual increment pay each year in July. The annual increment amount is $60 for each full year of qualifying service.
WVU will issue the annual increment pay to qualifying University employees on Friday (July 18) and the payment will be electronically deposited into the employee’s primary bank account.
The following deductions will be taken out of the annual increment pay:
- Retirement – 6%
- FICA (Social Security) – 6.20%
- MED (Medicare) – 1.45%
- Federal Taxes – 22%
- State Taxes
West Virginia – 2.22%
Kentucky – 5%
Maryland – 5.75%
Ohio – 3.5%
Pennsylvania – 3.07%
Virginia – 5.75%
If you have questions regarding payroll calculations, contact WVU Payroll at payroll@mail.wvu.edu. If you have questions regarding years of service, contact the WVU Benefits Strategy team at CentralBA@mail.wvu.edu.