2024 Salary Increase — FAQs

June 4, 2024 / HR News/Training

In accordance with Chapter 2 of the 2024 Virginia Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, a 3% base salary adjustment for eligible full- and part-time classified and other salaried state employees, including appointed, at-will and faculty employees, goes into effect June 10, 2024. Adjunct faculty employees are also eligible for the 3% salary increase.

Please see below for answers to frequently asked questions, including the dates the different employee classification groups can expect to see the salary adjustment.

Frequently Asked Questions: 

  1. Who is subject to the June 10, 2024, base salary adjustment?
    Employees in salaried positions as of March 10, 2024, and who received a rating of “Contributor/Meets Expectations” on their last performance evaluation or more recent interim evaluation are eligible to receive the 3% base salary adjustment effective June 10, 2024.

  2. Who is NOT subject to the June 10, 2024, base salary adjustment?
    Employees who were hired or rehired after March 10, 2024, and employees who received a rating of “Below Contributor/Does Not Meet Expectations” on their last performance evaluation or more recent interim evaluation.

  3. Why was March 10, 2024, selected as the cutoff employment date for the increases defined above?
    These base salary adjustments are performance-driven increases. The three-month period from March 10, 2024, to June 10, 2024, provides a reasonable period for an agency to assess the probationary progress of a new employee.

  4. Will employee performance ratings affect eligibility for the June 10, 2024, salary adjustment?
    Yes. The June 10, 2024, salary adjustments are performance-driven. Employees must have received a rating of “Contributor/Meets Expectations” on their latest performance evaluation or more recent interim evaluation in order to be eligible to receive a salary adjustment.

  5. Are wage/P14 and adjunct/WDS employees eligible for the salary adjustment?
    Yes. The base rates of pay for wage/P14 and adjunct/WDS employees will be adjusted 3%. 

  6. For employees separating from state service effective June 10, 2024, will the June 10, 2024, salary adjustment apply to their leave payments or other benefits?
    No. The last day worked for an employee separating effective June 10, 2024, is June 9, 2024; therefore, the employee is not employed on June 10, 2024, and is not eligible for the salary increase.

  7. When will employees see the adjustment in their paychecks?
    • Classified Employees and Administrative/Professional Faculty — Salary adjustment will be reflected in the July 1, 2024, paycheck.
    • 9M Teaching Faculty — Salary adjustment will be reflected in the August 30, 2024, paycheck.
    • Wage/P14 Employees — Salary adjustment will be reflected in the July 12, 2024, paycheck.
    • Adjunct and WDS Employees — Salary adjustment will be reflected in the September 20, 2024, paycheck.

8. How will the June 10, 2024, salary adjustment affect an employee’s retirement benefit calculation?
    The salary adjustment will increase employees’ creditable compensation. Any future salary increases will be applied to this higher salary.

9. Will the June 10, 2024, salary adjustment affect other benefits?
    The salary increase amount is subject to payroll deductions for Social Security and Medicare and for federal and state income taxes.

Please direct any other questions to HRadmin@nvcc.edu.

Submitted by:
Charlotte Calobrisi, AVP, Human Resources