CAPS/Management Salary Survey Results

CAPS/MANAGEMENT 2006 SALARY SURVEY RESULTS

The 2006 Benchmark Scientist Survey results are now available. This joint CAPS/DPA survey is required by the CAPS Unit 10 MOU. The overall results of the survey demonstrate state scientist salaries lag from 9% to nearly 48% compared to other public sector employers.

CAPS and DPA agreed to survey seven classes to represent the bargaining unit for this year's survey. The classes include: Environmental Scientist Range C, Chemist Range C, Associate Industrial Hygienist, Associate Health Physicist, Associate Geologist, and Research Scientist III and IV (Epidemiology/Biostatistics). Historically, the state was only interested in comparing state scientist salaries with other selected California cities and counties. CAPS negotiated the inclusion of some water districts, University of California, California State University, the federal government (reflecting the Sacramento, Bay and LA Areas separately), and some west coast states for the latter three classes. Private sector employers were not included only because DPA would not participate in the survey if they were.

The differential cited above is based upon a simple average. Please take a moment to review the following graphs summarizing the salary data collected. This data will be used in several ways, such as, 1) contract negotiations, 2) reclassifications (i.e., Industrial Hygiene study), and 3) recruitment and retention differential negotiations.