The on-campus minimum wage has been increased from $10.59 to $12.59 and has been instituted for the first time this fall semester of the 2024-2025 academic year. On February 8, 2023, the Winona State University Student Senate proposed a motion to increase the on-campus minimum wage from $10.59 to $13.00. The senate encouraged the new wage to be implemented by the fall semester of 2023.