Pay day falls on Thursday for state employees â and itâs a big one.
Itâs also the first day of the stateâs new fiscal year and the General Assembly and Gov. Ralph Northam included money in the new budget for 5% raises to state employees. That includes faculty and staff at public colleges, universities and community colleges â as well as state-supported local employees, such as sheriffâs deputies.
And thatâs not all.
The budget includes money for the stateâs share of a 5% raise for teachers â subject to local school divisions paying their share â as well as raises for general registrars and an extra 3% for sworn officers of the Virginia State Police, who also will get extra pay for each year of service.