<p>I received $3000 for work study (1500/semester). Does my campus employer have to pay me the money given to me in increments over the hours I work? For example, if I work 12 hours a week, based on a 16 week semester, would I get paid $7.81 or $7.25 (state minimum wage)?</p>
<p>Yes, they pay you just like any other employer, except that ws wages aren’t subject to FICA witholdings. The rates are set by the employer, but are generally around minimum wage or a bit higher. WS wages are subject to income tax, btw.</p>
<p>The amount you get paid per hour is pre-determined like any other job. If you find a workstudy job that pays $10/hr, you would earn your full semester allotment of $1500 in 150 hours.</p>
<p>If you found a workstudy job that was $8/hr, you’d have to work 187.5 hours to earn your maximum allotment for the semester.</p>
<p>Many students find it hard to earn their whole allotment. They sometimes just can’t get enough hours of work, or can’t manage to work that many hours and still keep up their academics.</p>
<p>I have one kid that never earns his full workstudy award, and another that reaches her maximum workstudy award well before the end of the term.</p>
<p>It just depends on how much you work and what the hourly wage for that work is.</p>