Tucson HR outlines FY26 pay progression, dispute process and '4,900' employee data drive

Human resources staff on Tuesday walked the Tucson City Council through the city’s FY26 compensation plan, describing pay‑progression timing, a market adjustment proposal and a broad personnel data‑collection effort city leaders said is intended to correct inconsistencies in starting pay and placement.

Human resources Director Dr. Terry Train told the council staff implemented “in‑range pay placement” earlier this year that affected 520 workers and that the pay‑progression recommendation is set to be implemented in time for the first July payroll. She also said a market pay adjustment proposal would affect roughly 560 employees across about 100 classifications if adopted by the council.

The presentation emphasized a separate, large scale effort staff calls the “4,900 project,” a Workday‑based campaign that will ask each employee to enter updated information about job history,…