Eligible 12-month and hourly employees will receive the 2026 fiscal year 3% pay increase plus the catch-up for 6/29/25–8/9/25 on their 9/4/25 paycheck. This corresponds to the current pay period of 8/10/25–8/23/25. (For more information about the state budget wage adjustments, see these letters from Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman and Governor Tony Evers.)

For those eligible employees who would like to add their increase to Supplemental Retirement programs such as the 403(b) SEP and/or WDC 457 Program, you can use a start date of 8/10/25 or anytime thereafter.  Keep in mind that the catch-up amount will only contribute 3% of the total paid towards the retirement program if started within the 8/10/25–8/23/25 pay period.

Those eligible employees interested in setting up Supplemental Retirement programs for additional contributions towards retirement can use the following resources for enrollment:

• Setting Up an Account in My Benefits
• Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Plan Enrollment Code
• UW 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Program
  • Log into Workday.
  • Click Benefits and Pay in the Menu.
  • Click Change Benefits, then Supplemental Retirement Change.
  • Enter the date you want your contributions to start. The change will take effect on the pay period that this date is in.
  • Click Submit.
  • A change Benefits Election will pop up.  Click Open then Let’s Get Started.
  • Click Manage under Supplemental Retirement Plan.
  • Click Select on the benefit you want to add, Waive on the benefit you want to stop.
  • Click Confirm and Continue.
  • On the next page, you can enter the contribution amount as a dollar or a percent, then click Save. If you want to come back to this page later, click Save for Later. Note that if you select multiple types of contributions (pre-tax and Roth), they will show up on individual pages, starting with TIAA Pre-tax. The top of the pop up will state which contribution you are entering the amount for.
  • Click Review and Sign, Submit and then Done.
  • You do not need to stop contributions when you reach the contribution limit. Your contributions will be automatically truncated once you reach the limit by Workday. 
  • Why use this option?
    • This option allows you to start, change, or stop your deductions. You can also choose a future paycheck date. This method will send the information to your institution benefits office for entry.