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I recently came across a job ad which listed the job's salary as: $38,140 - $49,580 in six steps. Six steps? Has anyone had any experience with salary in steps? I'd like to have some idea of how long I would be at each step if anyone has any idea.
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I think this is quite common in certain types of libraries, or maybe libraries of a certain size. I've works in two public & one state library, and each had a salary schedule with multiple steps. One usually advances a step on the anniversary of your start date. Sometimes it's automatic, sometimes it is dependent on performance reviews. Nice to know that raises are built in to the system, but it usually means that once you hit the top level, that's it. Looks like that particular job would average an increase of about $1907/year, which seems pretty good.
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Jon wrote:a salary schedule with multiple steps. One usually advances a step on the anniversary of your start date. Sometimes it's automatic, sometimes it is dependent on performance reviews. My public library is like that too. Also, while we're an independency city agency, we're on city payroll.
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In some cases, how long you will be on each step is out of your control. Sometimes other legislative or political bodies control step advancements of state, county, or city jobs. Sometimes there may be a "freeze" and you cannot move up steps at all.
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And if the library is unionized, everyone will move up steps at the same time -- usually at the start of the calendar or fiscal year. In addition, it may be built into a contract that there will be a year or two where no-one will move up at all.
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