Common use of Salary Compaction Clause in Contracts

Salary Compaction. 1. The base pay range differential between detective and bottom step sergeant shall not be less than ten (10) range points (e.g., twenty [20] half-points). 2. The base pay range for sergeant shall include three (3) merit pay steps of approximately five (5) range points (e.g., ten [10] half-points) each. 3. The base pay range differential between top-step sergeant and bottom-step lieutenant shall not be less than five (5) range points (e.g., ten [10] half-points). 4. The lieutenant pay base range shall include two (2) merit pay steps of approximately five (5) range points (e.g., ten [10] half-points) each and one merit pay step of approximately two-and-one-half (2½) range points (e.g., five [5] half-points). 5. The pay range differential between the top-step lieutenant and bottom-step captain shall not be less than five (5) range points (e.g., ten [10] half-points).