During its meeting on Wednesday, April 10, the Reykjavík City Environment & Planning Council voted to raise wages for students in the School of Work for summer 2024. The hourly rate will increase by approximately 7.9%. Student wages will also be tied to a specific salary grade and will automatically rise with future increases to that grade.
The proposal requires the City Executive Council's approval of a supplementary appropriation.
- The hourly rate for eighth-grade students will increase from 711 to 766.5 króna.
- The hourly rate for ninth-grade students will increase from 947 to 1,022 króna.
- The hourly rate for 10th-grade students will increase from 1,184 to 1,277.5 króna.
Wages will be tied to salary grade 217, the base salary under the collective wage agreement between Sameyki and Reykjavík City, with a daytime rate of 2,555 króna per hour. Going forward, eighth-graders will receive 30% of salary grade 217, ninth-graders 40%, and 10th-graders 50%.
The budget currently allocates just over 268 million króna for student wages; with the rate increase and an estimated 3,000 students this summer, an additional 21 million króna will be required.
The increases follow the same approach used by several other municipalities. This will bring the School of Work's wages in line with those at most other schools of work in the capital area.
Registration is open
Registration for the School of Work is now open for the summer via a new online system. All eighth-, ninth-, and 10th-grade students who apply are guaranteed a position. Eighth-grade students will work 3.5 hours a day, while ninth- and 10th-grade students will work 7 hours a day over a 15-day period.