Worked there for 5 plus years, started at entry level (grade 52 or 53,a staff assistant position). As a new grad you don't have bunch bargaining power I'm sorry to say. They will start you at the lowest end of that range. You don't get to ask for earlier reviews, they have their system and you don't get to deviate from it: a review once a year with a salary increase determined by their contract with the union, which you'll almost certainly be in as a hire at this level. (You can opt out of the union but you still have to pay dues. Don't do this, you get a lot of$benefits by being in the union). Increases beyond that only come with changing to a higher grade position, which means either changing jobs entirely or making a tedious case that you're consistently doing work outside and beyond the pay grade you're currently in. Even then you can only do that if your manager is on board or you involve the union and make it a fight. HR is involved and I've seen it take more than a year to get something like a $3k raise. tldr: the university is rigid and they know people want to work there. If you try to negotiate they'll likely just say no unless you have some outstanding credentials. Somebody else will happily take what you think is not enough.