To meet the objective of recruiting and retaining the most qualified staff, Human Resources will work with department/unit leaders to ensure that all relevant salary information is considered when making a salary determination.
Prior to filling a position, unit leadership has the responsibility for determining the hiring pay rate or range of pay within which the starting pay will fall. Unit leadership should consult with HR in determining appropriate rate/range.
Pay Structure within Job Families
Each job family salary band is broken into four zones, which represent recognizable and measurable differences in levels of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities within the specific job family. Each zone of each job family has a unique, market-relevant range of pay (minimum to maximum) that serves as the pay structure for the jobs assigned to it. The pay ranges associated with these zones are sufficiently broad to accommodate pay increases for high performing employees and individual job growth within a position without requiring continuous movement between zones.
