State Employee Raises

Most Colorado state employees will get raises ranging from 3.25% to just over 7% this year (that's the state fiscal year which starts July 1st).

The raises are based on the type of job and the employee's performance. Employees who do their jobs well will get a salary survey adjustment plus a performance pay increase of 1%.

The actual raises are based on an employee's occupational group. Here's the range:

• ENFORCEMENT & PROTECTIVE SERVICES: 3.69%
• Trooper Subgroup: 7.12%
• FINANCIAL SERVICES: 5.06%
• HEALTH CARE SERVICES (includes Medical): 4.18%
• LABOR, TRADES & CRAFTS: 3.33%
• ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT & RELATED: 4.43%
• PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TEACHERS): 5.13%
• PHYSICAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING: 3.25%
  

Exceptional employees will get a 2% performance pay bonus on top of the base increase. The performance pay bonus is non-base-building and will be paid in a lump sum.

State employees' are rated based on their performance. The rating system has 3 levels.

• Level 1 employees get no salary increase.
  
• Level 2 employees get salary survey and performance pay
• Level 3 employees get salary survey, performance pay plus the performance pay bonus