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Segal study finds Shelby County pay ranges below market; HR and elected officials debate compensation policy
Summary
A compensation study presented to Shelby County commissioners found pay‑range minimums below market and recommended raising ranges; the county’s proposed FY26 compensation policy and the timing of an ordinance to raise low wages prompted debate among elected officials and HR staff.
Segal consultants told the Shelby County Budget and Finance Subcommittee that a market survey of 101 benchmark jobs shows the county’s pay ranges sit below typical market levels and that pay‑range minimums should be raised by roughly 14%–19% to improve competitiveness.
Mike Verdom, Segal’s vice president for compensation and career strategies, said the county’s current pay‑range minimums across the benchmark set average about 81% of the market and that raising minimums would reduce hiring pressure and internal compression. "If you move it up 14%, it would move it up to 95% on an overall basis," Verdom said during the presentation. Segal planned to deliver preliminary salary‑structure models to the county project team by May 7 and expected to complete structure recommendations by the end of May.
Gerald Thornton, the…
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