FY26 Legislative Salary Increase

June 10, 2025 Pay Increase

The Virginia General Assembly recently authorized a salary increase effective June 10, 2025. For more information about the salary increase and eligibility requirements, refer to the DHRM FY26 Authorizations and Compensation Activities memo.

Agencies must take action in the Cardinal Legislative Salary Increase Tool by the following dates:

Agencies Opting Out of the Tool

  • Opt out by Tuesday, June 3, 8:00 p.m.

Agencies Using the Tool

  • Review & confirm salary increases by Wednesday, June 4, 7:59 p.m.
  • Verify by Thursday, June 5, 12:00 p.m.

Legislative Salary Increase Resources

Training and resources to help manage the June 10, 2025 pay increase.
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HR354: Managing a Legislative Salary Increase

This web-based training course equips HR Administrators with the tools and knowledge to manage the actions required during each phase of a Legislative Salary Increase cycle including:

• Opting Out of the Tool
• Populating and Reviewing Employee Salary Data
• Managing Agency Blocks
• Verifying Salary Increases
• Addressing Errors
Open HR354
HR351 Using the Legislative Salary Increase Tool
Cardinal Job Aid
DHRM Resources
Compensation Memo, FAQs, Salary Structure

Cardinal Refresh Schedule

System Blocks, System Notes, and changes to salary amounts will be refreshed on the following schedule, to reflect relevant data changes.
Refresh Cycle Date Time
Initial Load Wednesday, 5/21/2025 8:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
First Refresh Tuesday, 5/27/2025 8:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Second Refresh Thursday, 5/29/2025 8:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Third Refresh Monday, 6/2/2025 8:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Final Refresh Tuesday, 6/3/2025 8:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Important! Complete all HR transactions prior to Tuesday, June 3, 8:00 p.m.

Changes keyed after Tuesday, June 3, will neither remove nor add system blocks. Salary changes entered after this date will cause increases to fail during load!