Hamilton County hears Evergreen pay study; phase 1 implementation estimated at about $5 million

Evergreen Solutions presented the results of a comprehensive compensation and classification study to the Hamilton County Board of Education during the work session, telling the board the district’s pay structure is generally competitive but behind market medians and in need of structural changes.

The consultant described a two-part review — internal classification alignment and an external market comparison — and recommended a new tiered classification system, expanded pay grades and a phased transition. The district’s leadership told the board the first phase, which would crosswalk employees onto a new salary schedule and address immediate competitiveness, was estimated at approximately $5,000,000.

The study team said it reviewed more than 6,200 employees and roughly 430 classifications, noted 42 occupied pay grades in the district’s existing structure and found wide variation in pay-grade range spreads. “When we started off with this project, you had a little more than 6,200 employees that were part of the project, almost 4 30 classifications that were part of the project,” Evergreen project manager Stacy…