Question
How is my annual increase calculated or determined as a Civil Service (CSA) employee?
Answer
Salary policy is set by the state legislature and the Bureau of Human Resources (BHR). In most instances for CSA employees, increases are applied across-the-board. This means that unless an employee falls into an exception category, increases for each employee are the same. Regular employees hired prior to May 22nd of this current fiscal year are eligible for the fiscal year salary policy. Employees hired on or after May 22nd are not eligible, and human resources would need to utilize the next year's salary structure to determine starting pay and ensure it is within the new ranges.
Exceptions to the across-the-board application of CSA salary policy include:
- Employees with a rate near or above the maximum of the range
- Salary policy increases are capped at the maximum of the range
- Employees on a work improvement plan
- Salary policy may be applied after a successful completion of the work improvement plan
- Temporary or seasonal CSA employees
To demonstrate, here are a couple examples of CSA annual salary increases based on a 3% hypothetical pool:
- A Senior Secretary’s hourly rate was $19.00 before salary policy. They did not meet any reason for exception, so a 3% increase was applied. Their new hourly rate is $19.57.
- A Senior Building Maintenance Worker current hourly rate is $24.00. The new maximum of their range is $24.50 an hour. If salary policy was 3%, they would only earn the $0.50 increase to the maximum of the range. They would not earn the full 3% increase.
CSA employees do not receive annual contracts. Their new hourly or salaried rate can be accessed in SNAP:
- Go to the Employee tab in SNAP
- Scroll down and select Job Details from the Employment Details box
- Select the title of your current position
- View your salary effective dates and Job Salary/Job Hourly Rates
Note: Salary policy is only available to permanent and regular employees. These employees are leave/benefit eligible. Temporary, student, seasonal employees are not eligible for annual salary policy.
Note: CSA Employees hired or appointed May 22nd or later are not eligible for annual salary policy increases.
Note: Salary policy is not guaranteed every year. There may be years where no monies are pooled by state legislature for salary increases.