Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31130.7.2 Actual Salary Rate

• The rate in the salary range an employee receives on reappointment or reinstatement shall be related to the employee’s value to the State. The hiring authority shall determine the former employee’s value to the State as follows:

  • Expertise in a particular area in relation to the vacancy. Talent, ability or skill as demonstrated by previous job experience. The scope, depth, and recency of such experience are more significant than length.

  • The degree to which an employee exceeds minimum qualifications shall be a guiding factor rather than a determining one. When a large number of prospective employees possess considerably more experience than the minimum, it may not be necessary to appoint above the minimum to acquire unusually well-qualified people.

  • The qualifications of State employees already in the same or closely related classes shall be carefully considered since questions of salary equity may arise.

  • Recruitment difficulty for the classification and for the geographic area of the vacancy shall be a major determining factor.