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Prepared by the North Dakota Legislative Council
staff for the Budget Committee on Government Services |
STATE EMPLOYEE PAY SCHEDULES - NORTH DAKOTA COMPARED TO NEARBY STATES
This memorandum provides information on North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming state employee pay schedules, average position salaries, and fringe benefits provided to state employees.
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota has one pay schedule for all classified employees which consists of pay grades 4 through 42. The minimum pay grade 4 salary is $893 per month and the maximum pay grade 42 salary is $7,228 per month.
MINNESOTA
Minnesota's pay schedule for state employees includes 24 salary range structures. Each bargaining unit representing employees is assigned a separate set of grades and ranges. The five schedules that are the most general include the following:
| Pay Schedule | Number of Ranges | Minimum Salary | Maximum Salary |
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Support/clerical |
36 | $1,208 | $3,876 |
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Craft, maintenance, and labor |
19 | $1,889 | $3,475 |
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Professional |
30 | $1,853 | $6,876 |
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Supervisory |
29 | $1,810 | $6,527 |
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Management |
22 | $2,747 | $9,172 |
MONTANA
Montana's pay schedule is comprised of two range structures, the general range which covers most state employees and the "B" range which covers trades and laborer jobs. The general range is comprised of 25 pay grades ranging from a minimum of $749 per month to a maximum of $8,751 per month. The "B" plan does not use salary ranges; therefore, each employee is paid the base rate with an additional 1.5 percent add-on for each five complete years of service. The "B" plan includes 13 base rates ranging from a minimum of $1,732 per month to a maximum of $2,564 per month.
SOUTH DAKOTA
The pay schedule for South Dakota state employees includes five different range structures. The majority of state employees are included in the general and technical schedules. South Dakota also uses longevity payments based on years of service. The South Dakota range structures include:
| Range Structure | Number of Salary Ranges | Minimum Salary | Maximum Salary |
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General - Not career service |
18 | $965 | $6,715 |
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General - Career service |
15 | $965 | $5,061 |
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Technical - Career and noncareer |
8 | $1,758 | $5,555 |
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Law enforcement |
9 | $1,797 | $6,708 |
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Medical |
7 | $2,905 | $20,401 |
South Dakota's longevity plan becomes effective after an employee has completed seven years of service. The annual salary of an employee with at least seven years of service is increased by $100. The annual adjustment increases in increments based on years of service. The maximum annual adjustment for an employee with 49 years of service is $2,205.
WYOMING
Beginning in January 1998, Wyoming will utilize one pay schedule for all of its employees rather than two schedules as it currently uses. The Wyoming schedule which will become effective in 1998 is comprised of 11 pay ranges with salaries that range from a minimum of $910 per month in grade 1 to a maximum of $6,865 per month in grade 11.
POSITION TITLE COMPARISONS
Central personnel generally compares state employee salaries in grades 4 through 20 with the North Dakota market and grades 21 through 42 with other states in our region. The schedule below presents sample job titles and the average salary for each title in state government within pay grades 4 through 20 and compares to Job Service's North Dakota wage survey information.
| Position Title | North Dakota State Government | North Dakota (Job Service Survey) |
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General office clerk II |
$1,304 | $1,340 |
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Administrative secretary II |
$1,329 | $1,460 |
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Data input operator II |
$1,438 | $1,234 |
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Programmer I |
$1,576 | $2,345 |
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Account tech-nician II |
$1,662 | $1,442 |
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LP nurse II |
$1,859 | $1,845 |
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Custodian |
$1,215 | $1,201 |
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Maintenance worker II |
$1,590 | $1,539 |
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Equipment operator I |
$1,252 | $1,816 |
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Equipment operator II |
$1,720 | $2,336 |
The schedule below presents sample job titles and the average salary for each title among the various states. These position titles are within North Dakota pay grades 21 through 42.
| Position Title | North Dakota | Minnesota | Montana | South Dakota | Wyoming | 4-State Average1 | 10-State Average2 |
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Programmer II |
$1,883 | $3,155 | $2,258 | $2,483 | $2,439 | $2,584 | $2,582 |
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Data Processing coordinator II |
$2,305 | $2,613 | $2,255 | $2,014 | $2,439 | $2,330 | $3,101 |
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Auditor I |
$1,855 | $2,690 | $1,987 | $2,179 | $1,534 | $2,303 | $2,138 |
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Attorney II |
$2,962 | $4,261 | $3,196 | $3,165 | $3,626 | $3,562 | $3,625 |
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Librarian I |
$1,770 | $3,431 | $2,081 | $2,194 | $2,373 | $2,520 | $2,636 |
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Transportation engineer III |
$3,163 | $4,091 | $2,879 | $3,034 | $2,664 | $3,167 | $3,565 |
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Registered nurse I |
$2,391 | $3,459 | $2,091 | $2,523 | $2,104 | $2,544 | $2,643 |
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Addiction counselor II |
$2,324 | $2,382 | $1,929 | $1,998 | N/A | $2,103 | $2,285 |
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Social worker II |
$2,164 | $3,101 | $2,196 | $2,100 | $2,118 | $2,379 | $2,545 |
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Highway patrol officer |
$2,612 | $3,179 | $2,445 | $2,368 | $2,250 | $2,560 | $2,703 |
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Park ranger |
$1,879 | N/A | $1,597 | $2,027 | N/A | $1,812 | $2,476 |
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Physical Plant Director III |
$3,346 | $4,536 | $2,819 | $2,954 | $2,837 | $3,287 | $3,290 |
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Plumber II |
$2,220 | $2,968 | $2,464 | $2,018 | $1,770 | $2,305 | $2,275 |
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Electrician II |
$2,312 | $2,961 | $2,421 | $1,874 | $1,950 | $2,302 | $2,281 |
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1 The 4-state average includes Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming. |
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2 The 10-state average includes Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming. |
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FRINGE BENEFITS
The attached schedule shows a comparison of the fringe benefits provided to state employees among the various states.
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