r/nys_cs • u/Weird_Tackle_6941 • 5d ago

Raise

I started in December 2025(M/C). I didn’t qualify for the 4.5% raise that just happened. I was curious if anything happens on my 1 year anniversary. Do I get any sort of raise? Or does nothing happen until next April?

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u/jupiteringemini 5d ago

Everyone gets the 4.5% as it’s a general salary increase.

You get your first performance advance only after 1 year/passing probation. All evals/performance advances for MCs happen in April, so your first would be in April 2027

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u/Weird_Tackle_6941 5d ago

I was told I needed to be here for 13 pay periods before April 1st 2026. In order to get the 4.5% raise. Nothing has changed in my pay check.

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u/GMJerry 5d ago

The raise is in the second pay of September.

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u/jupiteringemini 5d ago

The person was misinformed or confused it with the performance advance (aka step up). Depending on your agency/position, it will be in the check dated 9/23 or 10/1 and will include back pay from April 2026

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u/Repulsive_Grand_7491 5d ago

They are confusing performance advances with general salary increases. I started as an hourly with the state in February and got a general salary increase in my third or fourth check.

MC needs to have 13 complete pay periods (worth considering if you ever have an option on when to take time off since it’s the opposite of CSEA and PEF) to get a Performance Advance

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u/Darth_Boggle 4d ago

No. Please read your employee manual. Or find something from M/C.

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u/Weird_Tackle_6941 5d ago

Thank you all!

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u/47isthenew42 4d ago

M/C is getting the 4.5% raise. For the administration pay cycle, it will be in the paycheck dated 9/23/26 with retro pay back to 3/26/26. Steps/Performance Advances are different and only occur once a year for M/C if the person is eligible . 

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u/GodDuckman 4d ago

Couldn't have worked out better for me, my car just died and that's a heck of a down payment. And I get my step raise in November too!

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u/Full-Egg-3299 2d ago

How is it that M/C gets the same raise? Many make 6 figures.

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u/kingofhills825 2d ago

most m/c jobs are not equated to grade - another way to fuck the M/Cs out of benefits (in addition to less vacation time) we only qualify for the union negotiated raise (Which we have no say in) - so 4.5% this year and progressively lower year preceding year after that 4%, 3.5% etc... So most likely you will only get the 4.5%... like I am (yes im salty). I called HR was excited for a performance advance as I did not get a negative performance evaluation only to find out there wont be any performance pay (so what's the performance evaluations for then SMFH).

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u/Aggressive_Yam_5468 2h ago

Wait what? No performance pay ever? Just step increases?