County consultant recommends 25-grade midpoint pay structure in wage study
A consultant told commissioners the county’s wage study of 73 job classifications covering 143 employees supports a 25-grade midpoint-based pay structure, corrections to FLSA classifications, and two implementation options totaling roughly a 2.11% or 3.82% payroll increase.
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Catherine Thorp, the consultant who conducted Houghton County’s wage study, presented recommendations to county leadership on May 11, urging adoption of a 25-grade midpoint-based pay structure to align jobs with market pay. Thorp said the review covered 73 jobs representing 143 employees, with two employees reclassified under the Fair Labor Standards Act and 12 positions recorded as vacant or missing salary data.
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