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Thompson Consulting presents compensation study; HR asked to track caseload and recruitment data
Summary
Thompson Consulting presented a compensation study May 15 that compared 95 Kootenai County positions to regional markets and found mixed alignment; HR was asked to supply monthly caseload and recruitment data to help target future adjustments.
Thompson Consulting Group consultant Carly Deeds presented a salary and benefits market study to the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners May 15, using Economic Research Institute (ERI) data to compare Kootenai County pay grades against selected regional markets.
Deeds said she reviewed 95 county positions against markets the county requested (Ada County/Boise, Bonner County, Canyon County, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Spokane, Spokane County and Spokane Valley) and used ERI job-matching and midpoints. She explained that her equity standard was a market midpoint within ±5% of Kootenai County's pay midpoint. By that metric, about half of the positions met overall market average; roughly 40 positions were below market by an average of about 8% and five…
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