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Plano outlines $5.3 million wage-tool adjustments, effective Jan. 12, 2026
Summary
Human resources presented findings from a two-year wage-determination review and a tool that would increase pay for roughly 60% of city employees at an estimated cost of $5.3 million; adjustments would be effective Jan. 12, 2026 and staff said funds are already budgeted.
City human-resources staff told the Plano City Council on Dec. 16 that a two-year review of the municipal pay structure completed with a wage-determination tool will result in widespread pay adjustments funded within the current budget.
Victoria Winn, director of human resources and risk management, said the project reviewed employee credentials, experience and education before inputting the results into a wage tool that produces recommended adjustments. She said the city has the funds budgeted and that the adjustments would be effective Jan. 12, 2026 for employees whose current rate is below the tool’s target; employees currently paid above a target would not see reductions. Winn estimated the total cost of adjustments at roughly $5,300,000 and said about 60% of employees would receive adjustments. She noted that the tool did not initially include certain classes of positions, such as directors and assistant directors, but funds have been set aside for those adjustments as necessary.
Councilman Wakintania asked whether the employees who would not receive adjustments were recent hires or concentrated in particular levels; Winn replied the group was scattered across levels, with some hires placed below comparative peers and some employees properly placed on the compensation plan and therefore not eligible for increases. Staff reiterated that the adjustments fit within the budgeted funds previously allocated by the city.
Winn said the city did not propose any pay decreases and that the HR team has been coordinating with department directors during the review. Officials said directors and assistant directors were excluded from the initial tool but that budgeted funds are available to address those classes separately.
Staff invited council questions, and the update was provided for council consideration as part of the regular meeting. No separate council vote or ordinance was recorded on the wage adjustments during the Dec. 16 session; staff indicated implementation timing and funding availability.
