SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2025

This bill aims to help state offices that run SNAP (food assistance) hire and keep enough staff. Within one year, states must pay SNAP workers at least the matching federal pay rate for similar jobs, and raise those wages each year by at least the same amount federal pay goes up, including local pay adjustments . After a state submits a wage plan and gets it approved, the federal government will cover 100% of the state’s SNAP administrative personnel costs, including hiring, training, and keeping staff, and meeting the new wage standards .

States must send in their wage plans within one year. The new federal funds must add to, not replace, what states already spend, and they must support current or additional full-time staff above the number of positions held in fiscal year 2024 .

• Who is affected: State agencies that run SNAP and their employees; SNAP applicants and recipients may see faster service due to better staffing .
• What changes: Minimum pay tied to federal rates, yearly increases, and full federal funding of staff-related administrative costs once a plan is approved .
• When: Wage standards and plan submissions are due within one year of the law taking effect .