We have two different ways of determining pay at Council:

  • Salaried or market-rated – those who do not have wage rates within their employment agreement
  • Waged employees – those who have wage rates within their employment agreement.

Salaried (market-rated) staff

Salaried employees have a grade allocated to their job, and are generally paid within the pay range of that grade.

To determine what grade a job is, a job evaluation is completed.

We use the Strategic Pay methodology to evaluate our jobs. Strategic Pay is a New Zealand company that specialises in remuneration across both public and private sectors. The job evaluation methodology measures five factors.

Factor Description
Accountability Job's accountability for and contribution to the organisation's end results and how they impact on organisational performance
Work complexity Complexity of problems faced and the requirement to exercise judgement, as well as the availability for guidance and assistance for the implementation of solutions
Responsibility for people Leadership, teamwork, and coaching skills required to perform the job, including the extent of direct responsibility for supervising or managing other employees
Relating to others Range of interpersonal skills required for effective performance in the role, both inside and outside the organisation
Expertise Knowledge and expertise required to achieve full competence in the role

The table below shows the number and percentage of our staff on each grade, and the pay range for each grade, as at May 2022.

Grade Number of employees Percentage of employees (%) Pay range ($)
No official grade 252 18.48  
6 16 1.17 47,320 - 49,863
7 62 4.55 47,320 - 53,721
8 13 0.95 47,320 - 58,027
9 127 9.31 47,320 - 62,529
10 81 5.94 47,758 - 67,423
11 89 6.52 51,363 - 72,512
12 74 5.43 55,711 - 78,651
13 73 5.35 60,097 - 84,843
14 65 4.77 65,359 - 92,272
15 122 8.94 70,445 - 99,452
16 88 6.45 76,656 - 108,220
17 44 3.23 83,267 - 117,554
18 87 6.38 89,768 - 126,731
19 62 4.55 97,365 - 137,457
20 40 3.01 105,653 - 149,157
21 25 1.83 115,191 - 162,623
22 14 1.03 126,015 - 177,904
23 10 0.73 137,870 - 194,640
24 6 0.44 150,498 - 212,468
25 4 0.29 163,383 - 230,659
27 1 0.07 178,116 - 251,458
28 1 0.07 192,012 - 271,076
29 6 0.44 205,908 - 290,694
30 1 0.07 220,383 - 311,130
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Last updated 27 July 2023