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Leander council adopts FY25 compensation study, moves police and fire pay toward market midpoints
Summary
Council approved a market-based pay-plan update recommended by Public Sector Personnel Consultants that raises pay ranges and adjusts police and fire step plans. Staff said the package costs about $1.4 million annually and would take effect June 28, 2025.
The Leander City Council on June 17 adopted the findings of a fiscal-year 2025 compensation study and approved a set of pay-plan changes recommended by consultant Public Sector Personnel Consultants (PSPC).
Sam Hines of PSPC summarized the study for council members: the firm benchmarked 150 of 254 city job titles against 16 comparator cities and private-sector data where comparable, and recommended narrowing general-service salary range widths from 60% to 45% (midpoint unchanged) and changes to police and fire pay structures. Hines said the majority of Leander's job midpoints were already competitive; he identified public safety ranks as most behind market and proposed step-plan adjustments so sworn ranks would be within +/-5% of the market…
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