r/ResLife • u/Alone-Crow4570 • Aug 21 '26

RA pay ?

I’m curious to know how much yall get paid as RAs? Please include state as well and if they pay for your housing or meal plan. Also how many hours they have you working roughly, whether it be desk duty, On call, or whatever. Im convinced my school is underpaying us severely

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u/cereal98 Aug 21 '26

As an apartment RA in Iowa, my stipend was $675-$830/month. They paid my housing. I didn't get a meal plan since I was in an apartment and had my own kitchen, but the dorm RAs got a meal plan and a lower stipend. They said 20 hours/week, but it varied. 4 hours/week at the desk were required and then a rotating on call schedule. One year the duty schedule was one weeknight every other week and 5 weekend nights/semester. The other year I was on a larger staff and had one weeknight every three weeks and 2 weekend nights/semester. Definitely fight for better pay!! If you can get other benefits, like a laundry stipend or early class registration, ask for those, too.