Roanoke Times Virginia Tech increases minimum pay to $12 an hour for full-time employees The move comes after the University of Virginia announced it would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour earlier this month. UVA’s new wage will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. https://www.roanoke.com/news/education/higher_education/virginia_tech/virginia-tech-increases-minimum-pay-to-an-hour-for-full/article_0002ae87-d842-5c54-b535-4f1035b04666.html