FY26 Legislative Salary Increase
Cardinal Legislative Salary Increase Tool Second Refresh Complete
Agencies should perform a third review and address any system blocks identified.
Third Data Refresh: Scheduled for Monday, June 2, 2025, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
ACTION REQUIRED BY TUESDAY, JUNE 3
All agencies must take action in the Cardinal Legislative Salary Increase Tool by Tuesday, June 3, 7:59 p.m., to either review and confirm salary increases or opt out.
Complete all necessary HR transactions in Cardinal before Tuesday, June 3, 8:00 p.m.
- Changes entered after 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, will not remove or add system blocks.
- Salary changes entered after this deadline will cause increases to fail during the load process.
Important Notice: The Cardinal PPS team will suspend all Job and Position Data mass upload processing for all agencies starting Thursday, June 5 at 12:00 p.m. Mass upload processing will resume on Monday, June 9.
For more information about the salary increase and eligibility requirements, refer to the DHRM FY26 Authorizations and Compensation Activities memo.
Legislative Salary Increase Resources

HR354: Managing a Legislative Salary Increase
• Opting Out of the Tool
• Populating and Reviewing Employee Salary Data
• Managing Agency Blocks
• Verifying Salary Increases
• Addressing Errors
Cardinal Refresh Schedule
Refresh Cycle | Date | Time |
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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!