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Gallagher study recommends new 18‑grade pay structure and market alignment plan for city employees
Summary
A Gallagher compensation study presented to the council recommended collapsing the city’s 36 pay grades to an 18‑grade structure, bringing employees to at least their new range minimums, and two options for market alignment: immediate alignment to the 50th percentile (lower cost) or a longer‑term move toward the 75th percentile (higher cost).
Representatives from Gallagher presented a final compensation study to council staff on July 22 and recommended a market‑based restructuring of city pay grades, vacancy review and phased adjustments to align pay with comparable jurisdictions. Gallagher said the city provided 381 unique job titles representing 918 employees; the consultant was able to benchmark 292 jobs covering 850 employees (about 91% of staff) and recommended assigning positions to a new 18‑grade structure based on market midpoints. The consultant explained the methodology: they used a custom peer survey (17 respondents),…
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