[NCASG] IT Salary Data: Some Very Quick Questions for NCASG Members

[Parker, Terri (OFM)]

Hi Pat, see below for WA’s responses. 😊

Terri Parker (she/her/hers)
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terri.parker at ofm.wa.gov<mailto:terri.parker at ofm.wa.gov>

From: Morrissey, Patrick T (DOA) <patrick.morrissey at alaska.gov>
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 2:15 PM
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Subject: [NCASG] IT Salary Data: Some Very Quick Questions for NCASG Members

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Good Afternoon Everyone.

The State of Alaska is conducting a major review and update of its IT job classes and is exploring various resources and tools to use in assessing the pay grades of these classes. I was hoping to reach out to all of you (or someone you believe would be a more appropriate resource) with a few very quick questions:

  1.  Does your state primarily use market data, internal alignment, or other methods to determine appropriate pay grades for its IT job classes?

Changes to the IT professional structure<https://ofm.wa.gov/state-human-resources/compensation-job-classes/it-professional-structure> can be made only when one or more of the criteria are listed in RCW 41.06.152<http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=41.06.152> have been met. A market survey is conducted every two years using published survey data. The results are used to inform decision-making when comp structure changes are needed.


  1.  Over the past 5 years or so, has your state used any of the following in determining pay grades for IT job classes (and, please let us know how valuable you found it as a resource):

     *   Annual Mercer/Gartner Information Technology Survey? Yes, good resource
     *   ERI Salary Assessor? Yes, good resource
     *   Any of the annual Milliman surveys? Milliman NW Technology Survey, good resource
     *   Any other surveys and/or compensation software (e.g., Culpepper, Salary.com, PayScale)? For the 2020 market study, our survey vendor provided data from PayFactors and Salary.com CompAnalyst. Both were good resources.


  1.  Based on your experiences over the past 5 years or so, are there any other compensation resources you would like to recommend?
N/A

I appreciate this is a tight turnaround but, if at all possible, please ask your respondents to reply back to me no later than Wednesday, November 4, 2020.

Thank you. I appreciate your time and consideration of these questions and look forward to hearing from you soon. Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Pat Morrissey
Class Studies Analyst
Department of Administration,
Division of Personnel & Labor Relations,
Phone: 907-465-4427
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