[OPLINLIST] [External to WPL] pay scales

Tue Jul 14 11:28:20 EDT 2026

It looks something like this although we play with the percentages to make it fit within the budget. We can move just the center and the other cells are fixed calculations off the center (see the numbers on the outer edges above and beside). Our salary ranges are from 85% - 115% (100% midpoint with a 15% spread each way). We have a 3 point scale for performance ratings with weighted scores by competency.

Merit Pay Grid
115%
108%
100%
92%
85%
Position in Range
Performance Rating
<86
86-92
93-102
103-108
109+
0%
0-2.1
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
75%
2.2-2.5
2.40%
2.25%
2.09%
0.00%
2.36%
100%
2.6-2.75
3.20%
3.00%
2.78%
2.56%
2.36%
125%
2.76-2.85
4.00%
3.75%
3.48%
3.20%
2.95%
150%
2.86-3
4.80%
4.50%
4.17%
3.84%
3.54%

It is based on this model:
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Katrina Plourde
Westerville Public Library
Human Resources
614-259-5022

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Are you able to share your matrix?

On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM Katrina Plourde via OPLINLIST <oplinlist at lists.oplin.org<mailto:oplinlist at lists.oplin.org>> wrote:
Our library has a matrix of performance score and position within the pay range to determine what a staff member’s increase will be. We align the matrix so that the average fits within our annual budget for salaries.

We used to only do across-the-board increases but were getting feedback from staff that it seemed unfair to those who were here longer or were working at a higher level. It is not a simple transition (understatement) but we made it work.

Thanks and good luck.

Katrina Plourde
Westerville Public Library
Human Resources
614-259-5022

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Our library is looking to make some updates to our pay scale.  Some questions came up at the last board meeting, and we were wondering what other libraries are doing.  Our current pay scale is not initiative based, meaning you get a pay increase at a scheduled time without any kind of evaluation of your work.  I’m wondering do other libraries follow a set scale and are your increases dependent on performance as well as employment time. We are wanting to make this transition as smoothly as possible.  Thank you for any help you can give me!

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