AS Title 39, Chapter 27: Pay Plan for State Employees

Chapter 27. Pay Plan for State Employees. Sec. 39.27.010. Basic salary schedule. [Repealed, § 12 ch 80 SLA 1978.] Sec. 39.27.011. Salary schedule. (a) The following monthly basic salary schedule is approved as the pay plan for classified and partially exempt employees in the executive branch of the state government who are not members of a collective bargaining unit established under the authority of AS 23.40.070 — 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) and for employees of the legislature under AS 24 : RangeStepStepStepStepStepStep No.ABCDEF 52,455.002,523.002,595.002,669.002,749.002,820.00 62,595.002,669.002,749.002,820.002,902.002,989.00 72,749.002,820.002,902.002,989.003,080.003,178.00 82,902.002,989.003,080.003,178.003,269.003,369.00 93,080.003,178.003,269.003,369.003,477.003,575.00 103,269.003,369.003,477.003,575.003,686.003,793.00 113,477.003,575.003,686.003,793.003,922.004,045.00 123,686.003,793.003,922.004,045.004,184.004,326.00 133,922.004,045.004,184.004,326.004,476.004,636.00 144,184.004,326.004,476.004,636.004,799.004,980.00 154,476.004,636.004,799.004,980.005,140.005,333.00 164,799.004,980.005,140.005,333.005,525.005,719.00 175,140.005,333.005,525.005,719.005,917.006,119.00 185,525.005,719.005,917.006,119.006,308.006,548.00 195,917.006,119.006,308.006,548.006,753.006,999.00 206,308.006,548.006,753.006,999.007,211.007,477.00 216,753.006,999.007,211.007,477.007,707.007,986.00 227,211.007,477.007,707.007,986.008,246.008,541.00 237,707.007,986.008,246.008,541.008,825.009,156.00 248,246.008,541.008,825.009,156.009,461.009,781.00 258,825.009,156.009,461.009,781.0010,135.0010,513.00 269,156.009,461.009,781.0010,135.0010,513.0010,890.00 279,461.009,781.0010,135.0010,513.0010,890.0011,299.00 289,781.0010,135.0010,513.0010,890.0011,299.0011,692.00 2910,135.0010,513.0010,890.0011,299.0011,692.0012,105.00 3010,513.0010,890.0011,299.0011,692.0012,105.0012,531.00 (b) [Repealed, § 38 ch 3 SLA 1980.] (c) If a state officer or employee is appointed a deputy department head or a division director and, at the time of appointment, the officer or employee is receiving a salary higher than that set for the position to which appointment has been made, the officer or employee is entitled to continue receiving the higher salary. This subsection does not apply to the salary of a person appointed to a position other than a deputy department head or a division director. (d) The commissioner of administration shall adopt the regulations required under AS 22.05.140 (d), AS 22.07.090 (c), AS 22.10.190 (d), and AS 22.15.220 (e). The regulations relate to the internal management of state agencies and their adoption is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The regulations shall be published in the Alaska Administrative Register and Code for informational purposes. (e) [Repealed, § 4 ch 50 SLA 2022.] (f) [Repealed, § 4 ch 50 SLA 2022.] (g) [Repealed, § 8 ch 2 TSSLA 2000.] (h) Pay increments, computed at the rate of 3.25 percent of the employee's base salary, shall be provided after an employee has remained in the final step within a given range for two years, and every two years thereafter, if, at the time the employee becomes eligible for the increment, the employee's current annual rating by the employee's supervisors is designated as “good” or higher. (i) Pay increments provided for in (h) of this section are approved under AS 39.25.150 (2) as an amendment to the pay plan for employees of the state. (j) Subsections (h) and (i) of this section apply to employees of the legislature only if the committee responsible for adopting employment policies concerning the employee adopts a written policy that (h) and (i) of this section apply. Subsections (h) and (i) of this section apply to the employees of the office of the ombudsman only if the ombudsman adopts a policy that (h) and (i) of this section apply. Subsections (h) and (i) of this section apply to the employees of the office of victims' rights only if the victims' advocate adopts a policy that (h) and (i) of this section apply. (k) Notwithstanding (a) — (j) and (l) of this section, the governor or a designee of the governor may, on a case-by-case basis, authorize for a partially exempt employee in the executive branch a higher pay than Step F. The authorization must be based on a determination that the action serves a critical governmental interest of the state, the employee possesses exceptional qualifications, recruitment difficulties exist, or the action is necessary due to competitive salaries in the relevant labor market. A determination made under this subsection must be in writing. (l) The amounts set out in the salary schedule contained in (a) of this section are increased by 15 percent for positions within the Department of Law, the public defender agency, and the office of public advocacy that require admission to the practice of law in this state as a condition of employment, positions in the division of legal and research services within the Legislative Affairs Agency and any nonunion positions in the executive branch that require admission to the practice of law in this state as a condition of employment, and the chief administrative law judge and administrative law judges of the office of administrative hearings under AS 39.25.120 (c)(20). (m) [Repealed, § 4 ch 5 SLA 2024] (n) Effective July 8, 2024, the amounts set out in the salary schedule contained in (a) of this section are increased by 3.38 percent. (o) Effective July 1, 2025, the amounts set out in the salary schedule contained in (a) of this section, as increased under (n) of this section, are increased by three percent. (p) Effective July 1, 2026, the amounts set out in the salary schedule contained in (a) of this section, as increased under (n) and (o) of this section, are increased by 2.5 percent if the percentage of increase over the period beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, in all items of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for urban Alaska is less than four percent, and are increased by five percent if the percentage of increase over the period beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, in all items of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for urban Alaska is four percent or more. (q) Effective July 1, 2027, if the basic monthly salaries paid to members of the supervisory bargaining unit are increased under AS 23.40.215 , the amounts set out in the salary schedule in (a) of this section are increased at the same time and by the same percentage of increase. The commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the percentage at which the salary schedule is increased and the increased salary amount. The regulations relate to the internal management of state agencies, and their adoption is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The regulations must be published in the Alaska Administrative Register and Code for informational purposes. Sec. 39.27.012. Temporary salary schedules. The director of the division of personnel may establish salary schedules providing lesser amounts than those in the basic salary schedule in order to meet salary limit requirements for receipt and expenditure of federal funds. Salary rates established under authority of this section do not affect the salaries of employees provided for by a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under the authority of AS 23.40.070 — 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act). Sec. 39.27.015. Cost-of-living adjustments. [Repealed, § 12 ch 80 SLA 1978.] Sec. 39.27.020. Geographic pay differentials. (a) The following geographic pay differentials established as a percentage above the basic salary schedule provided in AS 39.27.011 are approved as an amendment to the basic salary schedule provided in AS 39.27.011 : Duty StationGeographic PayDifferential Anchor Point0 Anchorage0 Anchorage International Airport0 Aniak50 Anvik50 Auke Bay5 Barrow50 Bethel50 Camp Carroll0 Cantwell0 Chena River3 Chignik50 Chitina0 Cold Bay50 Coldfoot Camp37 Cooper Landing0 Cordova11 Craig0 Crown Point0 Deadhorse50 Delta Junction0 Denali0 Dillingham37 Douglas5 Dutch Harbor60 Eagle0 Eagle River0 Eielson Air Force Base3 Elfin Cove0 Elmendorf Air Force Base0 Emmonak50 Fairbanks3 Finger Lake0 Fort Richardson0 Fort Wainwright3 Fort Yukon37 Gakona0 Galena37 Girdwood0 Glennallen0 Gustavus0 Haines0 Harding Lake3 Healy0 Homer0 Hoonah0 Iliamna50 Juneau5 Kaltag50 Kenai0 Ketchikan0 King Cove50 King Salmon50 Klawock0 Kodiak11 Kotzebue60 Mackenzie Point0 Matanuska0 McGrath37 Mount Edgecumbe5 Nancy0 Nenana0 Nikiski0 Ninilchik0 Nome37 Northway0 Palmer0 Pelican0 Petersburg0 Port Alsworth50 Port Moller50 Saint Mary's50 Sand Point50 Selawik60 Seward0 Sitka5 Skagway0 Soldotna0 Sterling0 Sutton0 Talkeetna0 Tazlina0 Tenakee Springs0 Tok0 Trapper Creek0 Unalakleet50 Unalaska60 Valdez11 Wasilla0 Whittier0 Willow0 Wrangell0 Yakutat0 Other states0 (b) If an employee's duty station is not included in (a) of this section and is not in a foreign country, the commissioner of administration shall establish by regulation the appropriate geographic pay differential. The regulations are not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). (c) The commissioner of administration shall establish geographic pay differentials for positions in foreign countries. The differentials shall be adjusted annually, effective July 1, to maintain equity between salaries for positions in foreign countries and salaries for positions in the state. Sec. 39.27.022. Pay increments for longevity in state service. [Repealed, § 17 ch 21 SLA 2008.] Sec. 39.27.025. Swing and graveyard shift differentials. (a) Classified and partially exempt state employees who regularly work a “swing” shift beginning between 12:00 noon and 7:59 p.m. are entitled to a one-step increase over their normal pay established by this chapter. (b) Classified and partially exempt state employees who regularly work a “graveyard” shift beginning between 8:00 p.m. and 3:59 a.m. are entitled to a two-step increase over their normal pay established by this chapter. Sec. 39.27.030. Geographic pay differential survey. Subject to appropriation, the director of the division of personnel shall conduct a survey, at least every five years, to review the geographic pay differentials under AS 39.27.020 . The survey may address factors the director determines are relevant to review state salary schedules, entitlements for beneficiaries of state programs, and payments for state service providers. The survey must reflect the cost of living for duty stations in the state or outside of the state by using the cost of living in Anchorage, Alaska, as a base. Sec. 39.27.035. Preparation and submission of pay schedules. [Repealed, § 20 ch 4 FSSLA 1996.] Sec. 39.27.040. University salary survey. [Repealed, § 20 ch 4 FSSLA 1996.] Sec. 39.27.045. Definition. [Repealed, § 19 ch 47 SLA 2013.]