Review of Employee Median Salaries The average market position of the actual median salaries of classified employees in benchmarked jobs for the PS pay schedule in 2026 is -10.3% as compared to the public sector and -12.5% as compared to the private sector. Graph 12 provides an overview of the average market position of actual median salaries for classified employees in benchmarked jobs for the PS pay schedule over the last five years. 14
Graph 12: Average Market Position of PS Employee Median Salaries for Benchmarked Jobs, 2022-2026
RECOMMENDATIONS • I ncrease minimums by 3% for all pay grades in the PS pay schedule
To bring the range spreads more in alignment with those of the other pay schedules, a small increase to the pay grade minimums is needed. Maximums will remain the same, resulting in an increase of approximately 1% to the midpoints. This change will move range spreads for all pay grades from approximately 102% to 96%. The small increase to the minimums will have an annualized cost of approximately $31,799.04 and will have minimal impact on salary compression for current employees.
14 Note that figures for 2022-2025 were recalculated from archived data based on the revised methodology. See Appendix B for details on the methodology.
State Civil Service 2026 Annual Pay Plan Review
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