ADMINISTRATIVE PAY SCHEDULE
MARKET ANALYSIS
This year, the market analysis for the AS pay schedule includes 6,354 classified employees and 162 benchmarked jobs, based on data as of January 1, 2026. The pay grade midpoints and the actual median salaries of the employees for the benchmarked jobs were compared to the corresponding public and private sector median salaries in the analysis. 4 The results for 2026 indicate that, on average, both pay grade midpoints and employee median salaries have a market position below the median salaries for the public and private sectors.
Review of Pay Grade Midpoints
The average market position of the AS pay grade midpoints for benchmarked jobs in 2026 is -3.2% compared to the public sector and -9.5% compared to the private sector, despite an adjustment to the AS pay structure implemented in 2025. 5 Graph 3 provides an overview of the average market position for pay grade midpoints of benchmarked jobs in the AS pay schedule over the last five years.
Graph 3: Average Market Position of AS Pay Schedule Midpoints for Benchmarked Jobs, 2022-2026
4 See Appendix C for the details of the market analysis for the AS pay schedule. 5 Refer to Appendix E for specifics on the 2025 structure adjustment for the AS pay schedule.
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State Civil Service 2026 Annual Pay Plan Review
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