Salary and Benefits Committee
The following questions and answers should help to clarify the information
that was presented by the chairperson of the Salary and Benefits Committee,
Bob Hahn, during the November 3rd General Membership Meeting.
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What is the main recommendation of
the Salary and Benefits Committee?.
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The Committee recommends that everyone begin
to move upward on the pay scale, beginning with the second year of the
next contract. Eventually, everyone will be able to reach the top of
the salary scale.
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What is "compression"?
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Compression is the process of combining steps.
The plan calls for compression to take place in the first year of the
new contract.
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What are the advantages of compression?
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There are two benefits of compression. First,
it will make the steps more evenly spaced. This even spacing will
insure that each teacher receives relatively steady salary increases.
Second, compression will reduce the number of steps in the salary scale.
Therefore, every teacher who stays in the System will reach maximum
salary sooner in their careers.
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Who decides which steps will be combined?
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The steps selected will be part of the
negotiating process. The goal is to have upward movement through fewer
steps that are relatively evenly spaced.
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What happens to the salaries of teachers who
are already at the top of the pay scale?
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Every contract would include negotiated raises
for everyone, including those at the top.
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Is the ACT Executive Board in favor of this plan?
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The Salary and Benefits Committee met with the
Board in and in June of 2005 and explained the proposed restructuring.
The ACT Executive Board has endorsed the concept.
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Did the Salary and Benefits Committee
make any recommendations concerning benefits?
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Yes, the committee researched and recommended
the introduction of health and savings accounts for teachers. The
Association presented the Committee's findings to the Office of
Catholic Education and flexible savings accounts will be introduced in
2006.
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The present salary schedule
(base salaries)
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Step
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2005-06
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Increments
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1
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$31,700
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2
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$32,500
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$800
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3
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$33,300
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$800
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4
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$34,100
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$800
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5
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$34,720
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$620
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6
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$35,310
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$590
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7
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$35,920
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$610
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8
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$36,480
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$560
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9
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$37,040
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$560
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10
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$37,600
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$560
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11
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$37,960
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$360
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12
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$38,320
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$360
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13
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$38,680
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$360
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14
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$39,090
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$410
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15
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$39,450
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$360
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16
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$39,660
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$210
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17
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$39,920
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$260
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18
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$39,980
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$60
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19
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$40,140
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$160
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20
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$40,300
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$160
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21
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$40,590
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$290
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22
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$40,810
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$220
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23
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$41,510
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$700
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24
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$42,190
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$680
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25
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$42,900
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$710
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26
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$43,720
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$820
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27
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$44,520
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$800
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28
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$45,760
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$1,240
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29
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$47,070
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$1,310
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30
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$48,390
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$1,320
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31
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$49,680
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$1,290
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32
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$50,880
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$1,200
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33
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$52,230
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$1,350
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34
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$53,500
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$1,270
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35
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$54,620
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$1,120
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36
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$55,570
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$950
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37
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$56,620
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$1,050
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38
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$57,720
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$1,100
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39
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$59,160
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$1,440
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40
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$61,390
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$2,230
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Subtotals of the increments between steps 2005 - 2006
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1 to 4
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$2,400
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5 to 8
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$1,760
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9 to 12
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$1,280
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13 to 16
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$980
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17 to 20
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$380
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21 to 24
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$1,600
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25 to 28
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$2,860
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29 to 32
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$3,810
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33 to 36
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$3,340
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37 to 40
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$4,770
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An example of salary compression 40 steps compressed to 30 steps before negotiated raises
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2005-06
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Old step
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New level
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Salary
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new hires
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1
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unknown
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1
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$31,700
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1
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2
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$31,700
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2
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$32,500
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2
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3
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$32,500
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3
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$33,300
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3
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4
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$33,300
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4
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$34,100
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4
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5
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$34,100
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5
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$34,720
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5
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6
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$34,720
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6
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$35,310
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6
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7
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$35,310
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7
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$35,920
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7
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8
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$35,920
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8
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$36,480
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8
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9
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$36,480
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9
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$37,040
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9
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10
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$37,190***
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10
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$37,600
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10+11
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11
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$38,190***
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11
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$37,960
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12+13+14
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12
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$39,190***
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12
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$38,320
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15+16+17+18+19
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13
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$40,190***
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13
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$38,680
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20+21+22
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14
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$41,190***
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14
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$39,090
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23+24
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15
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$42,190
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15
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$39,450
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25+26
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16
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$43,720
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16
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$39,660
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27
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17
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$44,720***
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17
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$39,920
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28
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18
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$45,760
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18
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$39,980
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29
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19
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$47,070
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19
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$40,140
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30
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20
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$48,390
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20
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$40,300
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31
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21
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$49,680
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21
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$40,590
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32
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22
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$50,880
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22
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$40,810
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33
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23
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$52,230
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23
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$41,510
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34
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24
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$53,500
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24
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$42,190
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35
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25
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$54,620
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25
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$42,900
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36
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26
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$55,620***
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26
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$43,720
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37
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27
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$56,620
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27
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$44,520
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38
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28
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$57,720
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28
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$45,760
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39
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29
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$59,160
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29
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$47,070
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40
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30
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$61,390
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30
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$48,390
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31
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$49,680
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*** indicates a slight further adjustment
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32
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$50,880
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33
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$52,230
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34
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$53,500
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35
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$54,620
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36
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$55,570
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37
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$56,620
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38
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$57,720
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39
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$59,160
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40
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$61,390
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Increments between levels after compression before negotiated raises
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Level
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Salary
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Increment
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1
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Unknown
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2
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$31,700
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3
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$32,500
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$800
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4
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$33,300
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$800
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5
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$34,100
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$800
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6
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$34,720
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$620
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7
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$35,310
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$590
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8
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$35,920
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$610
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9
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$36,480
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$560
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10
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$37,190
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$710
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11
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$38,190
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$1,000
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12
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$39,190
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$1,000
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13
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$40,190
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$1,000
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14
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$41,190
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$1,000
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15
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$42,190
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$1,000
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16
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$43,720
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$1,530
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17
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$44,720
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$1,000
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18
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$45,760
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$1,040
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19
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$47,070
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$1,310
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20
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$48,390
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$1,320
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21
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$49,680
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$1,290
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22
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$50,880
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$1,200
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23
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$52,230
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$1,350
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24
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$43,500
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$1,270
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25
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$54,620
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$1,120
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26
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$55,620
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$1,000
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27
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$56,620
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$1,000
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28
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$57,720
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$1,100
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29
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$59,160
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$1,440
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30
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$61,390
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$2,230
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Subtotals of the increments between levels after compression before negotiated raises
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Steps
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Increments
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1 to 4
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$2,400 estimated
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5 to 8
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$1,820
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9 to 12
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$2,710
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13 to 16
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$3,530
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17 to 20
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$3,670
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21 to 24
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$3,820
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25 to 28
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$3,100
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27 to 30
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$4,770
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