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Consultants present preliminary city salary study; council asks for fiscal scenarios
Summary
Consultants told the Lake Stevens City Council a preliminary 2025 pay study finds nonrepresented jobs near the city’s market target while Teamsters positions lag; council members asked staff to return modeled fiscal impacts and options before any policy choice.
Compensation consultants presented preliminary results of a citywide salary study to the Lake Stevens City Council on Sept. 23, saying the city’s nonrepresented pay‑range midpoints average about 94.6% of the council’s 60th‑percentile market reference point while Teamsters‑covered jobs average roughly 88–89% of that market.
The study — conducted by Compensation Connections using municipal peers and published surveys such as Milliman and the Economic Research Institute — matched jobs by content and adjusted data to a common effective date of Jan. 1, 2026, using an aging factor the consultant…
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