Total Compensation Survey

Department of Personnel Administration - April 2006

Contents

Executive Summary

Key Findings

Introduction

• Limitations of this Survey

Methodology

• Different Methods Used to Survey Public and Private Sectors
• Public Agencies Surveyed
• Occupations Surveyed (“Benchmark Classes”)
• Total Compensation Data Collected
• Salary Data
• Leading or Lagging Other Employers
• Time Period Covered by Survey

Total Compensation

Salaries

Occupational Differences

• Administrative and Office
• Medical and Related
• Engineering and Scientific
• Trades and Support Services
• Safety
• Executive and Managerial

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• Retiree Health Benefits
• Retiree Dental Benefits
• Paid Leave

Recommendations

Exhibits

• Exhibit A: Survey: Public/Private Sectory Salary and Benefit Packages in California
• Exhibit B: Base Salary by Region
• Exhibit C: Total Compensation by Region
• Exhibit D: Classifications by Region
• Exhibit E: Public Sector COLA
• Exhibit F: Public Sector Retirement Practices
• Exhibit G: Comparison of Defined Contribution to Defined Benefit
• Exhibit H: Public Sector Retiree Health
• Exhibit I: Public Sector Retiree Dental
• Exhibit J: Public Sector Leave Practices
• Exhibit K: Private Sector Leave Practices

Graphs

• Graph: HMO – Health Contributions
• Graph: PPO – Health Contributions
• Graph: PPO – Dental Contributions

Tables

• Table 1: Public Sector Agencies by Geographic Region
• Table 2: Count of Public Sector Comparisons by Benchmark
• Table 3: Statewide Comparison of Total Compensation and Salaries
• Table 4: Private Sector Summary of Base Pay