Translate[Archived] Question # 48: Of the 177 job classifications reviewed in the General Scale study, what is the range (highest and lowest) and what classification titles are in that range?
Question:
Of the 177 job classifications reviewed in the General Scale study, what is the range (highest and lowest) and what classification titles are in that range? (Mayor Wilson)
Response:
The pay grades of the classifications that were reviewed by the Department of Human Resources in the General Scale study range from pay grades 2 to 28. The pay grades that are currently in use on the General Scale range from grade 2 to 31. The study showed that overall, the General Scale averaged -4.06% below the market. It has been the City’s practice to make overall pay scale changes if a pay scale is more than 5% below the market.
Of the classifications that were studied and analyzed in relation to the FY 2020 pay of the City’s comparator jurisdictions, the City’s pay ranges lead, align with, or lag the market by the following percentages:
- 18% lead the market (shaded green) at more than 5% above the market
- 43% are at market (not shaded) within a +5% / -5% range of the market
- 39% lag the market (shaded red) at more than 5% below the market
Please, see the attached list of all 177 General Scale classifications showing market deviations for pay range middle points as well as data regarding the number of positions that were included in the classifications that were studied.
It should be noted that the 1.5% General Scale adjustment that was in the City Manager’s initial FY 2021 Proposed Budget would have improved the City’s competitive position, with that 1.5% pay scale enhancement now removed from the budget due to the COVID-19 related major revenue losses, that competitive gain will not occur.