Pay scale
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A pay scale (also known as a salary structure) is a system that determines how much an employee is to be paid as a wage or salary, based on one or more factors such as the employee's level, rank or status within the employer's organization, the length of time that the employee has been employed, and the difficulty of the specific work performed.[1]
Examples of pay scales include U.S. uniformed services pay grades, the salary grades by which United States military personnel are paid, and the General Schedule, the salary grades by which United States white-collar civil service personnel are paid.[2] Many states, including New York, have pay scales for civil servants.[3]
Private employers use salary structures with grades (including minimums, midpoints and maximums) to define the ranges of pay available to employees in each grade or range.[4]
See also
[edit]- Open compensation plan, having pay scale openly shared
References
[edit]- ↑ Holtsnider, Bill; Jaffe Cite, Brian D. "IT Manager's Handbook (Third Edition), 2012, Pages 31-63, Chapter 2 - Managing Your IT Team". doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-415949-5.00002-8. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Basic Pay – Officers Effective January 1, 2026". DFAS Military, United States Department of Defender. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "05. Are there any employee benefits? What is the starting salary?". New York Unified Court System. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Pay Scale Salary Calculator". St Mary's University of Minnesota. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
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