Evergreen was hired by the Onondaga Community College to perform a Compensation Analysis and Structure Development. Evergreen will conduct a thorough market analysis of Professional Administrator and Management Confidential positions and salaries; compare current salaries to market data; develop a new compensation structure that is industry competitive; provide clear career paths; provide recommendations relative to compensation adjustments; and assist in the implementation and maintenance of the new compensation structure.
City of Bellingham, WA: Job Classification Market Study
Evergreen was hired by the City of Bellingham to conduct a Job Classification Market Study. Evergreen will perform the following tasks: conduct a market pay evaluation; collect salary and benefit data for a total compensation analysis; review job descriptions for all benchmark positions; conduct a job analysis of all bargaining unit classifications; conduct job analysis interviews; analyze the internal pay relationship between positions; produce recommendations on strategy options for a more effective management of compression issues; and develop tools and guidelines for implementing changes to the classification and compensation plans; and provide necessary instruction to the City to maintain recommendations.
City of Riverdale, GA: Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis
Evergreen was hired by the City of Riverdale to conduct a Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis. Evergreen will perform the following: provide a comprehensive evaluation of every job within the city to determine relative worth within the organization for internal equity; review all current job classifications and recommend changes to the hierarchical order of jobs; establish appropriate benchmarking standards and conduct a market salary survey; identify potential pay compression issues and provide potential solutions; analyze and recommend changes to the present compensation structure; and develop guidelines to assist City staff with determining the starting pay for new employees.
West Basin Municipal Water District, CA: Classification and Compensation Study
Evergreen was hired by the West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) to conduct a Classification and Compensation Study. Evergreen will perform the following tasks: revise and develop classification specifications and job descriptions; conduct a market survey of comparable water districts and other public agencies; collect and analyze labor market total compensation data; evaluate existing internal salary relationships and make appropriate recommendations; review the current salary schedule structure and make recommendations; and prepare a classification and compensation report.
Brazos River Authority, TX: Compensation and Classification Study / Organizational Review of the RSMU Department
Evergreen Solutions was hired by the Brazos River Authority to Compensation and Classification Study as well as an Organizational Review of the Reservoir System Maintenance Unit (RSMU). Evergreen reviewed and recommended changes to the existing exempt and non-exempt pay grade schedules; classification system for all employees; job descriptions; and FLSA non-exempt and exempt status of all positions. Evergreen conducted market salary and benefits surveys to determine external competitiveness, internal compression and recommend pay changes, if any. Evergreen also conducted a statistical pay equity analysis for internal equity and provided recommendations. Evergreen performed an Organizational Review of RSMU in the following areas: current and anticipated staffing levels; skill-level requirements; and associated compensation. In the end, Evergreen presented a final report to the Board of Directors that included documentation that supported the findings and recommendations derived from the salary and benefits market compensation surveys, the findings and recommendations for adjustments to the exempt and non-exempt pay grade schedule, and the findings and recommendations for adjustments to the classification system and pay equity for all employees.
Note: Evergreen has worked with the Brazos River Authority on three previous projects and was hired in 2024 to conduct a Classification and Compensation Plan Update.
Okaloosa Gas District, FL: Pay Plan, Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis
Evergreen Solutions was retained by the Okaloosa Gas District to conduct a Pay Plan, Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis. Evergreen performed the following tasks: developed and designed a compensation philosophy that aligned with the District’s strategic plan, operations and complemented its vision to be the “employer of choice”; conducted a comprehensive analysis of the current compensation program and made recommendations for improvement and suggested plans to address issues including but not limited to: target comparison market, internal equity assessment, competitive salary analysis, index of standard for cost-of-living comparison, and strategies for critical skill recruitment and retention; created and proposed a classification structure with recommendations for assignment for all positions within this structure commensurate with level of complexity, responsibility, knowledge, skills and abilities, and/or other compensable factors; identified comparable organizations and competitive labor market comparisons for position classifications and conducted a full compensation survey, complete with recommendations and cost of implementation; analyzed existing compensation, identified recommendations for review and proposed implementation methods to address issues/concerns; recommended compensation levels, range spread, and range placement for positions based on market survey and internal analysis; and provided alternative methods to address internal inequities, pay compression, retention, hard to fill positions and market adjustments.
Note: Evergreen was again hired in 2023 to conduct a Classification and Compensation Plan Update.
Superior Court of California, County of Imperial: Classification and Compensation Study
Evergreen Solutions was hired by the Superior Court of California – County of Imperial to conduct a Classification and Compensation Study. Evergreen will review current classifications; conduct a comprehensive review of the compensation ranges to ensure both external and internal competitiveness and internal equity; and recommend salary ranges for base pay for each classification.
Superior Court of California, County of Monterey: Classification and Compensation Study
Evergreen is retained By the Superior Court of California to conduct a Classification and Compensation Study. Evergreen will perform the following tasks: ensure appropriate compensation for all Court employees; ensure appropriate classifications and position descriptions to accurately reflect current duties and responsibilities; provide salaries commensurate with assigned duties; provide benefits commensurate with comparable government agencies; provide a justifiable pay differential between individual classes; and maintain a competitive position with other comparable government entities and private employers within the same geographic areas.
Manatee County, FL: Staffing and Headcount Study
Evergreen was hired by Manatee County to conduct a Staffing and Headcount Study for the County’s IT Department.
Florida Municipal Power Agency, FL: Human Resources Compensation Study
Evergreen was hired by Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) to conduct a Human Resources Compensation Study. Evergreen will review FMPA’s compensation plan, conduct a market salary survey to determine external equity, make recommendations for improvements to the current pay plan, review job descriptions to ensure internal equity, and assist in updating job descriptions based on findings from the job analysis and market survey.
Town of Chapel Hill, NC: Compensation Study and Pay Equity and Representative Analysis
Evergreen was hired by the Town of Chapel Hill to conduct a Compensation and Pay Equity and Representative Analysis. Evergreen will conduct the following tasks: perform a review of the existing classification plan; simplify and reduce the number of job descriptions and align all jobs into job families with similar roles and functions; build career progression ladders; prepare pay progression ladders and progression opportunities; perform a market salary range study; and draft a compensation philosophy and review and revise pay policies.
Richmond Public Schools, VA: Classification and Compensation Study
Evergreen was hired by the Richmond Public Schools to conduct a Classification and Compensation Study.