DPA - Public Safety Survey (2008)

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Public Safety Survey (2008)

Executive Summary

Public Safety Survey (2008)

Executive Summary

The State of California Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) retained CPS Human Resource Services (CPS) to conduct a Total Compensation Survey relative to a variety of public safety benchmark classifications. In addition to base salary information, data was collected regarding employer costs of other components of employee compensation, including longevity pay, education incentives, uniform allowances, and other special pays; benefits such as health, dental and vision insurance; employer pickup of employee retirement contributions; and Social Security/Medicare. For purposes of this survey, the costs of all of these compensation components were combined to determine the Total Compensation offered to each benchmark classification by each survey respondent.

In California, thirty-seven cities and counties and the Federal Government were selected as survey respondents. Survey agencies were chosen to ensure adequate geographic representation, and to ensure that data was gathered from the major public employers in California. Data was collected on a statewide basis, and also broken down into four geographic regions: Northern California, the Bay Area, Central California, and Southern California. Outside of California, data was collected from ten other states and the Federal Government that were expected to have matches to the survey benchmark classifications.

The benchmark classifications were divided into three groups: the Patrol Group, the Corrections Group, and the Other Law Enforcement Group. The Patrol Group consisted of the Patrol Officer/State Trooper, Sergeant and Captain classes for California data collection. The class Regional/Division Chief was added for data collection outside of California. The Corrections Group consisted of the Correctional Officer, Correctional Sergeant and Correctional Captain classes for California data collection. The classes Warden and Parole Agent were added for data collection outside of California. The Other Law Enforcement Group consisted of the Investigator, Supervising Investigator, Criminalist and Park Ranger classes for California data collection. The classes Special Agent, Special Agent-in-Charge, and Fish and Game Warden were added for data collection outside of California.

CPS prepared a Total Compensation Survey instrument and distributed it to survey respondents on February 1, 2007, requesting data on compensation practices in effect as of January 1, 2007. In addition Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), salary and benefit schedules, and other compensation related policies and documents were obtained from respondents and used as data sources. Data collection was conducted through May 2007.

Public Safety Survey (2008)

Updated October 6, 2008 at 12:13 PM.