Vilas County HR committee flags pay-compression risk for sheriff supervisors, considers new countywide pay study
Committee members raised concern that eight supervisors who follow deputy association pay scales could approach the elected sheriff’s pay, creating compression; staff outlined a possible Cottingham & Butler update (quoted $26,000) and set a fall 2025 timeline to finalize salary decisions affecting the 2026 sheriff filing period.
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The Vilas County Human Resources Committee on May 5 raised concerns that eight supervisory deputies who are not included in the county’s Cottingham & Butler benchmark study currently follow the Sheriff Deputies Association pay structure, a setup members warned could create pay compression with the elected sheriff.
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