On May 23,听the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA), Division of Human Resources (DHR), issued the听 to state agency department heads, including the University of Colorado Boulder.
For the 2017鈥�18 fiscal year (FY), state classified employees hired prior to July 1, 2017, will receive an across-the-board (ATB) pay increase of 1.75 percent. The increase may be base building, non-base building or a combination of both, as Colorado state statute does not allow for base-building pay increases for employees whose pay is above their respective pay range maximum.
Additionally, classified employees may be eligible for a听merit increase based on individual performance (from a 0.75-percent听pool). Merit increases are dependent听on each employee鈥檚 performance rating and location within his or her respective pay range.
To receive a merit increase, an employee must have received a successful rating (2) or exceptional rating (3) for the April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017, performance cycle. The merit increase will be prorated for employees who worked less than 12 months during the performance cycle.
An additional increase is applied if an employee鈥檚 new salary (after the ATB and merit increases are applied) falls below their respective pay range minimum.
The following information outlines the order for implementing this year鈥檚 classified staff pay increases:
- The classified staff pay ranges will be increased by 2.2 percent.听This is a range adjustment only and does not impact actual employee salaries. The are available at the听DHR website.
- A 1.75-percent听increase will be applied to the employee鈥檚 base pay听up to the new revised range maximum.听Note the pay increase is applied to base pay only and does not include any temporary pay.
- Individuals whose base pay reaches or exceeds the range maximum without receiving the full 1.75-percent听ATB increase听will receive the difference as a one-time, non-base-building payment.
- Merit increases are applied based on performance rating and salary location in the pay range as detailed听in this听matrix. If the employee has not been employed during the full performance cycle, the merit percentage will be prorated based on the number of months employed.听Working one day in a month equals one month of service.
- After the ATB and merit increases are calculated, the employee鈥檚 new adjusted base salary will be placed into the new FY 2017鈥�18 compensation plan salary ranges.听If the salary is below the new minimum, a base-building increase will be added to bring the employee鈥檚 salary to the minimum of the salary range.听
Classified employees are encouraged to听review the FAQ page. If you have any questions, please听contact the Department of Human Resources听at 303-492-6475 or email hrmail@colorado.edu.
