"ET-rs North Carolina Department of Public Safety Human Resources Roy Cooper, Governor Michael R. Dail, Director Erik A. Hooks, Secretary Human Resources MEMORANDUM: To: Barbara Gibson, Director Office of State Human Resources 1??le 013.49 From: Michael R. Dail, Human Resources Director North Carolina Department of Public Safety Date: March 8, 2019 Subject: Salary Increases for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol Senate Bill 99, Appropriations Act of 2018, Section 35.25.(a) granted annual salary increases of 6.5% to State Highway Patrol Troopers beginning from $44,000 for beginning troopers to top trooper pay of $64,202. While this section granted increases to troopers, it did not grant increases to their management. In August 2018, members of management of the State Highway Patrol received an increase of 3% to begin to alleviate the potential fOr compression. The State Highway Patrol proposes additional increases for certified positions not covered by SB 99 in order to further alleviate this. The positions covered are: Pay Job Title Sum of Salary Grade Increase Increase HPO4 Highway Patrol Pilot II $8,220 5% $79,350 2 HPO4 Highway Patrol Sergeant $793,230 5% $79,350 193 HP05 Highway Patrol Pilot $5,163 6% $87,285 1 HP05 Highway Patrol First Sergeant $433,692 6% $87,285 84 HP06 Highway Patrol Air Ops $4,835 5% $96,014 1 Supervisor HP06 Highway Patrol Lieutenant $217,280 7% $96,014 35 HP07 Highway Patrol Captain $125,851 8% $105,615 17 HP08 Highway Patrol Major $43,170 8% $116,176 5 HP09 Highway Patrol Lieutenant $9,497 8% $127,794 1 Colonel Highway Patrol Deputy $10,921 9% $134,184 1 Commander Highway Patrol Colonel $12,300 9% $147,602 1 Total $1,664,159 341 This includes employees whose salaries have increased by more than 20% in the past 12 months. MAILING ADDRESS: 4203 Mail Service Center Raleigh. NC 3699-4203 It also includes employees whose salaries will exceed $100,000 with this OFFICE LOCATION: 214 W. Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27603 Telephone: (919) 716-3800 Fax: (919) 582-6126 . - An Equal Opportunity Employer March 8, 2019 Salary Increases for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol adjustment. None of the new salaries will exceed the maximum of their respective salary ranges. However, these increases do ensure consistent treatment for similarly leveled employees. These increases would also cover positions currently vacant, but to which employees will be promoted. Currently, these positions are summarized as: Pay Grade Job Title Salary HP04 Highway Patrol Sergeant $79,350 224 HPOS Highway Patrol First Sergeant $87,285 2 HPO7 Highway Patrol Captain $105,615 3 Typically, law enforcement organizations contain a large number of lower-ranked employees managed by a relatively smaller number of supervisors and managers. Troopers reach their ?top pay" in a relatively short period of time, placing pressure on the salaries of supervisors and managers in order to incentivize employees to accept the increased responsibilities assigned with promotion. These increases reflect the unique nature of the State Highway Patrol salary structure. In work units, such as law enforcement, where promotional opportunities are limited, incentives traditionally take the form of across-the?board increases to advance to ?top pay". In fact, SB 99 quotes ?top trooper pay". By way of further example, the Cary Police Department and?pay) website describes pay and benefits. For salary, the website states: Salary The starting salary for a police officer is $46,633 $54,537. Starting salary varies based on the applicant?s prior experience, education and training. Top pay for a Senior Police Officer is currently $79,684. The proposed increases parallel the structure of the pay plan adopted by the State HR Commission in 2016. The percent differences between the salary levels match those of the plan. Generally, the increment between ranges grades should be smaller at the lower end of the ranges and higher at the upper end. Additionally, the ?increment between the maximum of one grade and that of the next should normally increase somewhat faster in bigger dollar steps than the increment between one minimum and the next. This is another way of saying that the spread should get wider as you go up the structure.?1There are several reasons why this is good practice, including that employees stay in these higher positions for longer segments of their career. Higher level jobs require greater levels of 1 Rock, Milton Handbook of Wage and Salary Administration. March 2019 Salary Increases for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol independent thought and action; greater spreads and salary increases incentivize and reward this additional requirement. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions regarding these increases. CC: Casandra ?San? Hoekstra, DPS Chief Deputy Secretary Administration Erica Zendt, DPS Deputy HR Director HR Operations File