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Consultant tells Friendship Heights council staff pay averages about 90% of market; recommends adjustments and a 4% budget option
Summary
PRM Consulting presented a study of 12 village positions showing an aggregate comp-ratio of about 90.3% of market; the firm recommended below-minimum and equity adjustments and proposed a salary-structure 4% increase option with an estimated implementation cost of roughly $61,800.
Joshua Hutton, a principal with PRM Consulting, briefed the Friendship Heights Village Council on a compensation study the firm completed for the village, saying the review covered 12 employees slotted into nine titles and produced a six-grade salary structure. "The market median of that data is also referred to as the fiftieth percentile," Hutton said, describing the peer‑market analysis used to place positions into grades.
Hutton said the study compared current base salaries to range midpoints and computed an aggregate comp ratio of about 90.3% of market for base pay. He recommended addressing employees who fall…
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