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Travis County moves to raise engineering pay grades as recruiting stalls, pauses other mid‑year market raises
Summary
Commissioners approved moving Transportation & Natural Resources engineering classifications up one pay grade and paused other mid‑year market pay adjustments so HR can complete a countywide market salary study; funding will draw partly on TNR vacancy savings and county compensation reserves.
The Commissioners Court on April 29 approved moving TNR engineering job classifications up one pay grade and applying salary increases to incumbents to address a high vacancy rate that TNR officials said is slowing permitting, capital delivery and development services.
Cynthia McDonald, County Executive for Transportation and Natural Resources, told the court TNR has 7 engineering and 4 senior engineering vacancies and a 53% vacancy rate among engineering classifications; some roles have been…
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