In a presentation to Montgomery County commissioners during their July 25 meeting, Budget Officer Amanda Carter and Director of Human Resources Dodi Shaw revealed the results and recommendations following a salary study.

Survey says

According to Carter and Shaw’s presentation, the salary survey found that some positions needed:

  • Adjustments to the starting salaries
  • Adjustments on more tenured employees’ salaries
  • Additional promotion opportunities
  • Equalization comparing against other county departments
  • Caps on maximum salaries

The big picture

The financial impact of adjusting county salaries and benefits is around $5 million, according to Carter and Shaw’s presentation. Nearly 2,000 employees will be impacted, and not every single position will receive a salary increase.

  • Non-law-enforcement positions total impact: $2.91 million
    • Salaries: $2.42 million
    • Benefits: $489,677
  • Law-enforcement positions total impact: $2.07 million
    • Salaries: $1.72 million
    • Benefits: $348,161

Zooming in

According to Carter and Shaw’s presentation, the recommendations include:

  • New salary structures for exempt and nonexempt employees
  • Adopt retention plans for positions with multiple FTEs, or full-time equivalent employees, such as:
    • Custodian I through custodial supervisor
    • Mechanic I through lead mechanics
    • Clerk I through administrative manager II
    • Animal control officer
  • Minor market adjustments for positions with less than four full-time employees where employees are doing specialized or technical work, such as:
    • Animal service (animal coordination positions)
    • Library (catalog positions)
    • IT (GIS position)
  • Changes to law enforcement step plan

What they’re saying

  • “This is to get employees [to] where we feel like we are competitive in the market," Carter said during the presentation. “Where we are able to retain those employees so in the future those employees know that if they take a promotion, this is the salary that they’re going to get.”
  • “I think y’all did a very good job on this and look forward to implementing it,” Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack said.

Stay tuned



A salary study update is expected to be discussed during Montgomery County Commissioners Court’s Aug. 9 budget workshop.