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Norwalk council hears consultants’ plan to replace five-step pay scale with nine-step salary structure
Summary
CPS HR Consulting and TrueComp presented a citywide classification and compensation study recommending a move from Norwalk’s five-step pay system to a nine-step structure to improve market alignment, internal equity and employee progression. Council members asked questions; staff will return with final grade assignments and cost estimates.
Norwalk City Council on the evening of the meeting heard a presentation from CPS HR Consulting and TrueComp on a comprehensive classification and compensation study recommending a shift from the city’s current five-step salary schedule to a nine-step pay structure designed to improve market alignment and create greater room for employee wage progression.
The consultants told the council the review benchmarked 44 classifications against six comparable cities and found those benchmarks covered about 40% of Norwalk’s jobs; they recommended a nine-step structure with 3.3% step-to-step increases and consistent 5% separation between pay grades to avoid pay compression and support internal career ladders.
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