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AutoSolve recommends raising New Prague pay minimums and expanding step structure to stay market-competitive
Summary
Consultants told the New Prague City Council their study found city pay roughly 3.4% below the market minimum and recommended bringing minimums to market average, increasing full-time steps from 11 to 15, adopting a 46% range spread and creating a $12/hour part-time framework; estimated implementation cost about $214,000.
AutoSolve consultants presented a compensation and classification study to the New Prague City Council, saying the city’s current pay structure is roughly 3.4% below the average market minimum after adjusting peer data for local cost of living. Alex, AutoSolve’s senior compensation consultant, said the shortfall informed the firm’s recommendation to bring proposed minimums to market average and to adjust the pay plan structure. "We found based on the market data... you guys were about 3.4% below the market minimum," Alex said.
The firm outlined a three-part methodology: a current pay-plan review, an anonymous employee survey and position-description questionnaires to update job descriptions, and an external market survey using about 17–18 peer employers, adjusted by a county-level cost-of-living index identified in the presentation.…
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