2021 Salary Schedule and Compensation Plan - Seattle

1 Downloadable version available at: Seattle Department of Human Resources 2022 Salary Schedule and Compensation Plan Downloadable version available at: City of Seattle 2022 Salary Schedule AND Compensation PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Section A Page(s) Table of Contents Introduction .. 2 Compensation Plan Administration .. 3 Represented Bargaining Unit Codes and Non-Represented Salary Administration Plans.

2 4 - 6 Job Function (Note Code) Definitions .. 7 Abbreviations Used in Section C .. 8 - 11 EEO Job Categories .. 12 - 13 FLSA Status Codes .. 14 Workers Compensation (Industrial Insurance) Categories .. 15 Section B Salary Range Table for the Step Progression Compensation Program Hourly Rates .. 1 - 2 Salary Range Table for the Step Progression Compensation Program Annual Rates .. 3 - 4 Handy Reference Charts for Discretionary Pay Programs .. 5 - 7 Section C How to Use the Payroll Titles & Salary Rates (Section C).

3 Intro Actual Schedule (of Payroll Titles and Salary Rates) .. 1 - 48 Section D - Supplement to Salary Schedule - Uniformed Police and Fire Personnel Fire Fighters -- 2022 rates .. FIRE, 1 37 Police -- 2022 rates .. SPOG, 1 8 City of Seattle Section A 2022 Salary Schedule and Compensation Plan Page 2 of 15 INTRODUCTION The initial printing of this City of Seattle Salary Schedule and Compensation Plan reflects 2022 general wage rates reflecting increases authorized for non-represented and represented payroll titles at the time of publication of April 1, 2022.

4 To keep up with changes as they occur, regular and timely updates will occur in the EV5 Human Resource Information System (HRIS), but will not generally be re-published in this format. We have endeavored to show information consistent with its presentation in the City s HRIS by employing the field labels (Column Headings) as they can be found on current EV5 HRIS panels. Many obsolete titles and titles targeted for inactivation have been excluded. All of our changes have helped to make the publication reflect titles that are generally available to pay employees doing the work associated with those titles.

5 This should be a tentative Schedule for the year due to ongoing discussion on various Salary issues. The Salary Schedule is currently published and maintained by the City s Seattle Department of Human Resources. Questions regarding this information may be directed to City of Seattle Section A 2022 Salary Schedule and Compensation Plan Page 3 of 15 Compensation PLAN ADMINISTRATION Compensation policy is established by a variety of ordinances, personnel rules and regulations. The information provided below is intended to be a general broad summary.

6 Specific questions about the application of ordinances, personnel rules and regulations or other Compensation issues should be directed to the Compensation /Classification Unit of the Seattle Department of Human Resources. In any case where there are bargaining unit contract provisions on a subject, the contract provisions are more relevant. The Labor Relations staff assists with interpreting contract provisions. Online links to the Seattle Department of Human Resources Compensation /Classification Administration Resources at: Discretionary Pay Programs The City has several pay plans known as discretionary or pay zone programs such as: Accountability Pay for Executives (APEX) Program; Strategic Advisor and Manager (SA/M) Programs; Hearing Examiner Pay Zone; Mayoral Staff Assistant Program; Legislative Assistant Program and City Auditor's Office Pay Zones; Electric Utility Executive Program; Power Marketers Program; Assistant City Attorney Program.

7 Information Technology Professional (ITP) Program; Investments/Debt Director Program; Magistrate Program; Seattle Police Chief Program; City Light General Manager/Chief Executive Program; and Seattle Public Utility General Manager/Chief Executive Program. Individual titles in the programs are generally identified by the "BU or Sal Admin Plan" column in the Salary Schedule . The chief characteristics of these programs are: Broad pay zones - a 50% or greater spread from bottom to top. No discrete Salary steps for regular program employees; pay may be set anywhere in the zone.

8 The rates shown in the Salary Schedule are the minimum and maximum of each zone. (Departmental spending limits apply to some programs.) Individual s pay is set at the discretion of the appointing authority. (Some documentation or approval requirements may apply, depending on the program.) No automatic progression through the zone. No COLA or general increase; however, market-based structure adjustments may be made at least biennially to the pay zones. Individual market adjustments may be awarded to individual pay rates. Salary Step Exceptions Every employee under the Step Progression Compensation Program, on first appointment or assignment, will receive the first step of the Salary range for the position unless payment at other than first step is approved by the appointing authority and reported to the Compensation /Classification Manager.

9 All Salary step exceptions are paid in accordance with the Seattle Municipal Code Section Step Increases In most situations within the Step Progression Compensation Program, an employee will advance to the second step following 1,044 hours of regular service (the equivalent of six months full-time) when hired at the first step of the Salary range. Employees appointed to other than the first step will advance to the next step following 2,088 hours of regular service (the equivalent of 12 months full-time). Subsequent step increments to the maximum step of the range will be awarded following each additional 2,088 hours of services.

10 In Discretionary Pay Programs, base Salary for employees is set within the pay band to which the position is assigned and changed by direction of the appointing authority. City of Seattle Section A 2022 Salary Schedule and Compensation Plan Page 4 of 15 CODES, AUTHORIZING ORDINANCES, AND PAY RATE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR TITLES & SALARIES LISTED HEREIN BU Code Represented Bargaining Unit codes OR Non-Represented Salary Administration Plan Titles Current Authorization Ordinance# &/or Resolution# Effective Date 002 ** Hotel and Restaurant Employees, Local 8 Ord 120242 1/5/2022 003 Seattle Police Officers Guild Ord 125693 12/25/19 004 ** Professional & Technical Employees.