City of Cambridge, MA: Compensation and Classification Review

Evergreen was hired by the City of Cambridge to conduct a Compensation and Classification Review for its 3,000 employees. The  goals of this study are to: identify and mitigate pay equity disparities; attract and retain highly qualified employees; ensure salaries are commensurate with the responsibilities assigned; facilitate recognizable growth; establish justifiable pay differentials between individual roles; maintain a competitive standing to the City’s competitors and surrounding areas; analyze the City’s compensation plan to identify recruitment and retention challenges; recommend a competitive market position for the city; prepare recommendation and impact analysis for positions above the maximum salary grade and step following reclassification; and provide staff training to maintain and revise the system as needed.