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2012 MAY 21 A 10 5b
RECEIVED
May 18, 2012
TO: Chair, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Cynthia L. Barnes
CTSI Senior HR Specialist
RE: CTSI 2012 Salary Survey
Enclosed is the 2012 CTSI Salary Survey collected and prepared by CTSI to assist you in
preparing your upcoming budgets.
The original data submitted by the participating counties is available and can be sent by email to
your contact person. We have also posted the Salary Survey on www.ctsi.org under the Members
Only, County section.
Please feel free to call me at(303) 861-0507, extension 122 if you have any questions regarding
the data or this survey.
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2012 County Salary Survey
Table of Contents
Executive Summary 1
Jobs Data Shows Long-term Unemployed Down Since 2010 1
Consumer Price Index Down from Last Year in March Report 2
Average Hourly Earnings and Average Work Week Hours 2
Employment Costs Show Slight Increase for All Civilian Workers; 2
Employment Cost Index from 2001 to 2011 3
Employment Cost Index from December 2009-2011 3
Colorado Minimum Wage is Still Higher than Federal 4
Participation in the 2012 CTSI County Wage Survey 4
County Benefits 4
2012 Reported Wages by Benchmark Job Titles 5
Average and Median Wage by County Revenue Group 7
Three Year Wage Changes by Job Benchmark Title 8
CTSI
Executive Summary
Long-term unemployment was down year to year, but there are still the same large number of
"discouraged"workers and marginally employed workers in the workforce nationally. The
average weekly wage increased only 2.1% since this time last year and the average weekly hours
worked was up by .6 % since last year netting a slight economy in the cost of workers. However,
the overall Cost of Employment since this time last year increased due to additional cost
increases in benefits. For government workers, wages represent, on average, 65.4% of total
compensation packages.
On a brighter note, the Consumer Price Index increased .2% less than last year, for an annual
increase of 2.7 per cent.
The wage data for the 2012 CTSI Salary Survey show a variation in hourly rate changes
depending on job category. The average year-to-year change and the median year-to-year change
were substantially flat. There was a high degree of data consistency. Benefit levels and employer
contributions changed little from year to year for all forms of benefits compensation. Counties
should keep a close watch on market developments in private industries that affect their federal,
state and local tax base in the coming fiscal cycle.
Jobs Data Shows Long-term Unemployed Down Since 2010;
Discouraged and Marginal Worker Numbers Unchanged
Nationally, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000 in March, and the unemployment rate
was little changed at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported for March 2012.
Employment rose in manufacturing, food services and drinking places, and health care, but was
down in retail trade. The number of unemployed persons (12.7 million) and the unemployment
rate(8.2 percent) were both little changed in March using Household Survey Data.
Household Survey Data
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over)was essentially
unchanged at 5.3 million in March. These individuals accounted for 42.5 percent of the
unemployed. Since April 2010, the number of long-term unemployed has fallen by 1.4 million.
In March, 2.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially unchanged
from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the
labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior
12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the
4 weeks preceding the survey.
Among the marginally attached, there were 865,000 discouraged workers in March, about the
same as a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons
not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The
remaining 1.5 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in March had not searched
for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family
responsibilities.
Source: http://www.bls.qov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
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Consumer Price Index Down from Last Year in March Report
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.7 percent before
seasonal adjustment over the last 12 months. This is a decline from last month's 2.9 percent year
to year figure.
Source: Otto://www.bIsmovinews.releasekoi.nr0.htm
Average Hourly Earnings and Average Work Week Hours
Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 2.1 percent. The
Employment Situation for April is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 4, 2012, at 8:30 a.m.
(EDT).
Real average hourly earnings fell 0.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, from March 2011 to March
2012.
For the same period, average weekly hours increased by 0.6 percent. The decline in real average
hourly earnings combined with a 0.6 percent increase in average weekly hours resulted in
unchanged real average weekly earnings over this period.
Source: http://www.bIsmovinews.release/empsit.nr0.htm; htto://www.bls.qov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
See also htto://www.realitybase.orcitoumal/2009/3/10/the-american-dream-died-in-february-1973.6tral for a graphic
representation of the difference between"average hourly earnings"and"real average hourly earnings.
Source: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
Employment Costs Show Slight Increase for All Civilian Workers;
Government Worker Costs Decrease Slightly at Year-End
Compensation costs for state and local government workers decelerated over the year. In
December 2011, the increase for the 12-month period was 1.3 percent. In December 2010, the
increase for the 12-month period was 1.8 percent. Wages and salaries increased 1.0 percent for
the 12-month period ending December 2011. A year earlier the increase was 1.2 percent. Prior
values for this series, which also began in June 1982, ranged from 1.0 percent to 8.5 percent.
Benefit costs increased 2.1 percent in December 2011, down from the December 2010 increase
of 2.9 percent. Prior values for this series, which began in June 1990, ranged from 1.2 percent to
8.3 percent.
Compensation costs for all civilian workers increased 2.0 percent for the 12-month period ending
December 2011, the same as the year-to-year increase ending December 2010. Wages and
salaries increased 1.4 percent for the current 12-month period. In December 2010 the year-to-
year increase was 1.6 percent. Benefit costs increased 3.2 percent for the 12-month period ending
December 2011. In December 2010, the increase was 2.9 percent.
Source: http://www.bIs.qov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
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Employment Cost Index from 2001 to 2011
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Employment Cost Index from December 2009-2011
12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted, state and
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Source: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.,pdf
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Colorado Minimum Wage is Still Higher than Federal
The Federal minimum wage rate is still $7.25 an hour.
Colorado's minimum wage, as of January 1, 2012, is now $7.64 an hour. Article XVIII, Section
15, of the Colorado Constitution requires the Colorado minimum wage to be adjusted annually
for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index used for Colorado.
Source: http://www.colorado.govlcs/Satellite/CDLE-LaborLaws/CDLE/1248095305236
Participation in the 2012 CTSI County Wage Survey
The following 27 counties participated in the 2012 Salary Survey: Alamosa, Archuleta, Bent,
Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Crowley, Custer, Dolores, Fremont, Grand, Gunnison,
Hinsdale, Huerfano, Logan, Morgan, Ouray, Park, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Routt, Saguache,
Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld and Yuma.
County Benefits
Very few changes were made to county benefits, leave rates, or contribution percentages for
county retirement, health, life, savings, and other benefits categories.
Twenty-seven counties reported benefits data.
Sick Leave
Of the twenty-seven counties, two (2) reported providing no sick leave(presumably using PTO).
Fifteen (15) counties reported allowing 12 days a year sick leave. Three (3) counties reported
allowing 10 days a year. Two (2) counties reported allowing 8 days a year, and one each reported
allowing either 15 days, 9 days, or 6 days a year.
All counties gave the same amount of sick leave for all groups of employees. Only one county
gave graduated amounts of sick leave, increasing the amount of leave for employees with more
years of service.
Vacation Leave
100 percent of the counties reporting gave additional vacation (or, in one case, PTO) for
employees with more years of service. All counties gave the same amount of vacation (or PTO)
for all groups of employees.
The amount of vacation leave varied much more. The minimum number of vacation or PTO
leave days a year ranged from 5 to 24 at the lowest level. Of the twenty-seven (27) counties
reporting,ten gave a minimum of ten (10) days a year, nine (9) gave 12 days a year, three(3)
only gave 5 days for the minimum level (the first year), two gave eight(8) days a year, and the
rest gave 9 days, 13 days or 24 days at the minimum level.
There was even more variation in the vacation (or PTO) schemes in terms of the maximum
number of days given and the ranges. The majority, nine (9) counties, gave 20 days a year at the
maximum level. The range was from fifteen (15) to thirty-one(31) days a year at the maximum
level. The next most frequent maximum was 24 days (four counties), and 18 days (three
counties). Other counties were spread across the full range.
None of the reporting counties changed their leave accruals last year.
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Contribution to Various Benefits
Nine (9) of the twenty-seven reporting counties paid 100 percent of the medical contribution for
the employee. Of the remaining, contributions ranged from 50 percent to 97 percent, and only
two or three counties paid less than two-thirds of the premium for the employee.
Only one county changed contribution levels for any of the other deferred compensation or
benefits offered for the current year.
2012 Reported Wages by Benchmark Job Titles
Benchmark Job Title Average Minimum First Median Third Maximum Count
Quartile Quartile
Accountant $28.33 $17.78 $21.56 $25.24 $34.34 $61.80 22
Accounting Technician $16.74 $10.27 $13.36 $16.30 $18.85 $28.92 64
Administrative Assistant $15.51 $7.88 $13.32 $15.43 $17.02 $27.79 368
Administrative Supervisor $20.77 $10.46 $16.92 $19.80 $24.06 $36.92 115
Appraisal or Property Records Technician $16.20 $10.48 $12.59 $15.22 $17.69 $33.12 34
Appraiser (Personal Property) $15.86 $11.43 $13.66 $16.01 $17.70 $21.50 13
Appraiser (Real Property) $20.60 $12.07 $16.02 $19.54 $24.43 $38.68 76
Assistant County Clerk $15.05 $10.27 $12.81 $14.54 $15.94 $49.34 81
Bailing Foreman $21.74 $17.14 $17.14 $23.89 $24.18 $24.18 3
Benefits Technician $18.25 $12.31 $14.99 $17.02 $21.27 $28.00 17
Building Inspector $23.05 $11.65 $18.90 $22.59 $25.62 $40.09 28
Captain $29.67 $14.98 $23.94 $25.67 $37.44 $45.38 31
Chief County Engineer $35.60 $14.36 $14.94 $41 .42 $54.61 $54.61 7
Chief or Deputy Assessor $19.46 $7.28 $13.98 $19.67 $22.03 $41.61 40
Chief or Deputy County Clerk $19.24 $8.50 $13.88 $17.82 $22.64 $35.42 52
Civil/Water/Traffic Engineer $28.66 $15.45 $20.36 $30.50 $37.09 $37.90 8
Communications Dispatcher $16.67 $8.35 $13.42 $15.91 $20.58 $26.51 138
Computer Systems Operator $24.74 $14.93 $18.97 $22.46 $31.42 $36.18 20
Computer Systems Programmer $26.00 $19.25 $19.87 $23.20 $33.15 $39.38 14
County Attorney $48. 14 $21.44 $31.76 $45.35 $51.90 $151.76 27
County Manager $41.57 $13.48 $24.40 $42.80 $55.29 $72.86 19
Degreed Professional $22.97 $14.00 $15.71 $23.04 $29.98 $32.29 8
Department Manager $29.63 $10.00 $22.06 $27.97 $37.58 $52.37 163
Deputy Patrol $20.91 $11.30 $16.48 $20.72 $25.02 $33.93 331
Detention Manager $25.55 $14.31 $18.32 $21 .96 $29.41 $64.93 30
Detention Officer $17. 19 $9.00 $13.67 $17.28 $19.77 $27.98 501
DHS Case Manager $23.02 $15.68 $18.17 $22_04 $25.74 $38.53 129
DHS Caseworker (all levels) $21.69 $11.41 $17.57 $20.23 $26.08 $34.14 331
DHS Intake Technician $15.76 $8.08 $14.42 $15.28 $17.20 $27.20 235
Emergency Medical Technician $14.05 $7.36 $10.70 $13.53 $15.30 $29.69 129
Engineering Technician (all levels) $22.91 $8.29 $19.61 $24.22 $26.72 $29.52 14
Finance Analyst $26.00 $11.77 $17.34 $25.97 $34.25 $41.06 10
Geographic Information Systems Specialist $24.93 $15.00 $20.72 $24.72 $29.41 $38.80 16
Grant Contract Program Manager $26.23 $16.33 $22.00 $26.36 $30.92 $32.85 10
Investigator or Sergeant $26.60 $14.04 $19.46 $26.27 $32.55 $43.74 150
Landfill Operator $15.79 $8.50 $13.13 $15.30 $18.76 $23.89 40
Benchmark Job Title Average Minimum First Median Third Maximum Count
Quartile Quartile
Legal Assistant $20.80 $12.25 $15.76 $20.98 $25.56 $32.85 18
Maintenance Mechanic $14.71 $7.30 $12.00 $13.71 $17.00 $25.27 97
Manager, Coordinator Emergency Medical $24.40 $10.71 $16.53 $19.81 $32.95 $61.20 17
Services
Mapper/Cartographer $18.99 $12.56 $15.50 $18.80 $23.04 $24.52 11
Networked Systems Administrator $30.90 $20.80 $22.91 $32.43 $38.07 $41.57 12
Personnel Analyst $27.20 $21.80 $22.05 $27.13 $32.41 $33.06 6
Personnel Director $29.35 $19.28 $22.40 $25.53 $37.81 $45.15 14
Planner $26.88 $10.50 $22.44 $26.55 $32.56 $39.07 31
Planner Assistant $16.30 $9.57 $13.89 $16.38 $19.13 $21 .69 12
Plans Examiner $24.62 $10.80 $20.78 $24.95 $28.88 $34.00 13
Public Health Nurse Manager $25.01 $11.88 $21.00 $24.19 $27.96 $47.37 29
Public Health or EH Director $34.19 $20.00 $23.46 $29.37 $36.82 $96.87 16
Public Health Personal Care Provider $17.91 $9.27 $12.11 $16.33 $23.24 $38.94 28
R&B Equipment Operator (all levels) $17.49 $10.00 $14.58 $17.02 $19.75 $34.91 515
R&B Foreman/Crew Leader $23.56 $16.37 $19.82 $23.13 $27.75 $34.32 72
R&B Maintenance Worker $16.09 $9.50 $13.62 $15.72 $19.17 $24.65 42
Recreation Specialist $11 . 16 $8.94 $8.94 $9.50 $15.04 $15.04 3
Recreation Worker $14.04 $12.00 $12.00 $13.67 $16.45 $18.10 6
Senior Center Van Driver $11.79 $7.66 $9.12 $11 .95 $14.63 $15.76 10
Transportation Inspector $23.14 $17.42 $17.68 $21 .96 $29.78 $30.18 6
Undersheriff Administration $29. 11 $16.83 $20.57 $26 44 $35.60 $54.47 23
Undersheriff Patrol $27.59 $10.67 $20.60 $28.46 $33.51 $45.35 9
Vehicle Mechanic $19.60 $14.25 $16.89 $19.32 $22.13 $30.60 68
Weed Pest Control Assistant $17.67 $12.28 $15.05 $17.02 $21.23 $24.05 13
Weed Pest Control Supervision $22.01 $6.06 $15.09 $21 .93 $27.94 $39.62 14
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Average and Median Wage by County Revenue Group
Overall, county wages remained relatively flat from 2011 data for all four revenue groupings.
The use of both average and median values shows that with the exception of the third highest
revenue group, there was little difference from last year on wages as between either median or
average. The difference between the median and average rates on that third revenue group shows
that there was some adjustment downward in the range of salaries for that revenue group.
Average Wage by County Revenue Group
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Median Wage by County Revenue Group
$24.63 $25.06
123.53 $22.99
$17.46 $17.84
$14.30 $14.89
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Three Year Wage Changes by Job Benchmark Title
For counties that participated in all years
Benchmark Job Title 2010 average 2011 average 2012 average
Accountant $25.11 S29.91 $28.33
Accounting Technician $15.98 $17.05 $16.74
Administrative Assistant $14.65 $15.20 $15.51
Administrative Supervisor $20.42 $23.42 $20.77
Appraisal or Property Records Technician $15.24 $19.93 S16.20
Appraiser (Personal Property) $16.43 $15.86
Appraiser (Real Property) $21 .02 $20.60
Assistant County Clerk $14.67 $15.22 $15.05
Bailing Foreman $25.32 $21 .74
Benefits Technician $18.11 $18.25
Building Inspector $28.36 $23.78 $23.05
Captain $37.71 $36.07 $29.67
Chief County Engineer $47.92 $42.97 $35.60
Chief or Deputy Assessor $21.41 $21 .63 $19.46
Chief or Deputy County Clerk $16.39 $18.27 $19.24
Civil/Water/Traffic Engineer $35.96 $28.66
Communications Dispatcher $14.82 $17.39 S16.67
Computer Systems Operator $25.50 $24.74
Computer Systems Programmer $24.59 $30.57 $26.00
County Attorney $49.26 $45.47 $48.14
County Manager $44.53 $34.22 $41.57
Degreed Professional $26.59 $24.55 $22.97
Department Manager $30.79 $31.47 $29.63
Deputy Patrol $21.03 $21.57 $20.91
Detention Manager $25.88 $25.66 $25.55
Detention Officer $16.27 $19.30 $17.19
DHS Case Manager $27.24 $26.01 $23.02
DHS Caseworker (all levels) $22.96 $22.96 $2169
DHS Intake Technician $15.91 $15.98 $15.76
Emergency Medical Technician $13.53 $12.40 $14.05
Engineering Technician (all levels) $27.87 524.22 $22.91
Finance Analyst $32.86 $29.39 $26.00
Geographic Information Systems Specialist $25.64 $24.31 $24.93
Grant Contract Program Manager $20.36 $29.64 $26.23
Investigator or Sergeant $24.78 $29.60 $26.60
Landfill Operator $17.79 $16.13 $15.79
Legal Assistant $19.24 $19.46 $20.80
Maintenance Mechanic $14.36 $14.86 $14.71
Manager, Coordinator Emergency Medical Services $24.36 $26.67 $24.40
Mapper/Cartographer $18.85 $19.24 $18.99
Networked Systems Administrator $33.57 $30.05 $30.90
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Benchmark Job Title 2010 average 2011 average 2012 average
Personnel Analyst $23.02 $24.64 $27.20
Personnel Director $32.41 $32.77 $29.35
Planner $22.78 $27.43 $26.88
Planner Assistant $17.48 $16.30
Plans Examiner $26.94 $24.62
Public Health Nurse Manager $27.03 $28.70 $25.01
Public Health or EH Director $33.75 $37.82 $34.19
Public Health Personal Care Provider $9.37 $19.98 $17.91
R&B Equipment Operator (all levels) $18.19 $18.47 $17.49
R&B Foreman/Crew Leader $22.54 $24.25 $23.56
R&B Maintenance Worker $14.47 $18.43 $16.09
Recreation Specialist $11 .16
Recreation Worker $12.00 $14.04
Senior Center Van Driver $11.75 $11.88 $11 .79
Transportation Inspector $23.92 $23.14
Undersheriff Administration $29.90 $32.06 $29.11
Undersheriff Patrol $29.84 $17.45 $27.59
Vehicle Mechanic $21.15 $20.88 S19.60
Weed Pest Control Assistant $13.72 $17.02 $17.67
Weed Pest Control Supervision $22.31 $24.76 $22.01
Economic indicators for wage costs, employment costs, and benefits have flattened somewhat.
While there are no indicators that an upward trend in employment or wages has started, the
downward trend has slowed over the last year. Counties should keep a close watch on market
developments in private industries that affect their federal. state and local tax base in the coming
fiscal cycle.
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