Reduced cost parking permits are available for eligible UW employees, UW Health employees and UW graduate & professional students.
Transportation Services collaborates with campus administration to assess the program and determine eligibility criteria.
Reduced and low-cost permit options
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Reduced cost permit program
Base lot permits and UW accessible permits are available at a reduced cost for eligible applicants.
There is no application for the program. Eligible applicants who receive an assignment for a base lot or UW accessible parking permit will be charged the reduced rate if their salary qualifies for the program on the date the permit is purchased—not the date the application was submitted.
Other lower-cost parking options
Other lower-cost parking options include:
- Park & rides and remote lots
- Afternoon and night permits
- Registered carpools and carpool permits
- Vanpool with Enterprise
You do not need to have a qualifying salary to participate in these programs.
Lower-cost transportation options
Lower-cost transportation options include:
You do not need to have a qualifying salary to participate in these programs.
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Employee eligibility
Employee eligibility for reduced cost base lot and UW accessible permits is based on salary.
2025-26 parking year qualifying salary
(Sept. 1, 2025—Aug. 31, 2026)
- UW employees and graduate/professional students with a gross hourly pay rate less than $21.63 per hour
- UW Health employees with a gross hourly pay rate less than $30 per hour
The gross pay rate eligibility threshold does not include lump sum bonuses or overtime.
Eligibility criteria are set with guidance from the Office of Human Resources (OHR) and approved by campus administration.
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Student eligibility
Graduate and professional students
Most UW graduate and professional students with a UW campus employment appointment (such as a teaching, research, or project assistantship) are considered campus employees by the parking department and are automatically considered for the reduced cost program if they have a qualifying salary. Refer to the employee eligibility section on this page for more information.
UW graduate and professional students without a UW campus employment appointment, or with an appointment classified as “student help” are automatically considered for the reduced cost program if they have a qualifying salary. They must be approved to apply for parking through the student parking program.
Undergraduate students
Undergraduate students are not eligible for reduced cost parking permits.