Council adopts narrower peer group for 2026 wage study

Mar 13, 2026

City staff recommended trimming the city's wage‑study market area to roughly 15–16 comparable cities (75–150% of Hutchinson's population); the council approved the updated peer group for use in the 2026 wage study.

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City staff presented an updated market area to guide the 2026 wage study and asked the council to adopt a narrower peer group of cities roughly 75–150% of Hutchinson’s population.

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