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Little Rock reviews compensation study after city chose raises over rebanding in 2024
Summary
City consultants told the Little Rock City Board the study examined 101 benchmark jobs and found 50 below market; the mayor said the city deferred implementing the study in 2024 in favor of raises that reached more employees, and board members pressed for cost and equity details.
Consultants presented a final classification and compensation study to the Little Rock City Board of Directors on Nov. 18, laying out how the city’s pay ranges compare with local and private-sector markets and what structural changes a future implementation would mean for budgets and pay equity.
Mr. Siegel, the consultant engaged to complete the study, told the board the project used 101 benchmark jobs, with 96 having sufficient market matches and an average of about 10 matches per job. He said the study relied on public-sector peer comparisons supplemented by private-sector sources including the Economic Research Institute and CompAnalyst. "We used a 101 benchmark jobs," Siegel said, adding that 50 of those jobs were below market, 34 were market competitive and 12 were above market.
The mayor reminded…
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