Arkansas Code of 1987 (2024)
Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113)
Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (§§ 21-5-101 — 21-5-1418)
Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT (§§ 21-5-201 — 21-5-228)
Section 21-5-209 - Compensation plan

• (a) There is established for state agencies covered by this subchapter a compensation plan for the setting of salaries and salary increases, when deserved, of all employees serving in positions covered by this subchapter.

• (b)
  • (1) No employee shall be paid at a rate of pay higher than the maximum pay level in the grade assigned to his or her class unless otherwise provided for in this subchapter.
  • (2) However, an employee presently employed in a position who is being paid at a rate in excess of the maximum for his or her assigned grade may continue to receive his or her rate of pay.

• (c) It is the specific intent of the General Assembly to authorize, in the enactment of the compensation plans, rates of pay for each of the appropriate grades assigned to a class, but it is not the intent that any pay increases shall be automatic or that any employee shall have a claim or a right to pay increases unless the department head of the state agency determines that the employee, by experience, ability, and work performance, is eligible for the increase in pay authorized for the appropriate rate.

• (d) Pay levels established in this subchapter are for compensation management purposes and are not to be construed as a contract, right, or other expectation of actual employee salary determination.

• (e)
  • (1) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for the General Salaries pay table effective July 1, 2024, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and General Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the state agency:

    GENERAL SALARIES
    GS1	$32,405		$42,046		$51,686
    GS2	$32,405		$42,046		$51,686
    GS3	$32,405		$42,046		$51,686
    GS4	$32,405		$42,046		$51,686
    GS5	$32,405		$42,046		$51,686
    GS6	$36,155		$46,912		$57,668
    GS7	$40,340		$52,342		$64,343
    GS8	$45,010		$58,401		$71,792
    GS9	$50,222		$65,164		$80,105
    GS10	$56,039		$72,711		$89,383
    GS11	$62,531		$81,134		$99,737
    GS12	$69,776		$90,535		$111,293
    GS13	$77,862		$101,026		$124,190
    GS14	$86,887		$112,736		$138,585
    GS15	$96,960		$125,806		$154,652

  • (2) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for the Information Technology Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2024, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and Information Technology Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the state agency:

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SALARIES
    IT1	$33,403		$43,340		$53,278
    IT2	$37,266		$48,352		$59,439
    IT3	$41,578		$53,948		$66,317
    IT4	$46,391		$60,193		$73,994
    IT5	$51,762		$67,161		$82,560
    IT6	$57,755		$74,938		$92,120
    IT7	$64,445		$83,617		$102,790
    IT8	$71,704		$93,035		$114,367
    IT9	$80,242		$104,115		$127,987
    IT10	$89,541		$116,180		$142,819
    IT11	$99,920		$129,647		$159,373
    IT12	$111,504		$144,677		$177,850

  • (3) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for the Medical Professional Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2024, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and Medical Professional Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the state agency:

    MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL SALARIES
    MP1	$63,830		$80,347		$96,864
    MP2	$71,403		$90,682		$109,961
    MP3	$79,879		$102,325		$124,771
    MP4	$89,368		$115,464		$141,559
    MP5	$99,991		$130,289		$160,586
    MP6	$111,884		$147,016		$182,147
    MP7	$125,200		$165,890		$206,580
    MP8	$140,109		$187,186		$234,263
    MP9	$156,804		$211,215		$265,626
    MP10	$175,620		$236,561		$297,501

  • (4) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for the Senior Executive Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2024, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and Senior Executive Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the state agency:

    SENIOR EXECUTIVE SALARIES
    SE1	$108,110		$135,015		$161,920
    SE2	$120,543		$146,677		$172,810
    SE3	$134,406		$159,053		$183,700
    SE4	$149,862		$174,756		$199,650
    SE5	$167,096		$194,483		$221,870

  • (2) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for the Information Technology Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2017, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and Information Technology Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the state agency:

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SALARIES
    IT1	$33,403	$40,919	$48,434
    IT2	$37,266	$45,651	$54,035
    IT3	$41,578	$50,933	$60,288
    IT4	$46,391	$56,829	$67,267
    IT5	$51,762	$63,408	$75,054
    IT6	$57,755	$70,750	$83,745
    IT7	$64,445	$78,945	$93,445
    IT8	$71,704	$87,837	$103,970
    IT9	$80,242	$98,297	$116,351
    IT10	$89,541	$109,688	$129,835
    IT11	$99,920	$122,402	$144,884
    IT12	$111,504	$136,592	$161,681

  • (3) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for the Medical Professional Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2017, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and Medical Professional Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the state agency:

    MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL SALARIES
    MP1	$63,830	$75,958	$88,058
    MP2	$71,403	$85,683	$99,964
    MP3	$79,879	$96,654	$113,428
    MP4	$89,368	$109,029	$128,690
    MP5	$99,991	$122,989	$145,987
    MP6	$111,884	$138,736	$165,588
    MP7	$125,200	$156,500	$187,800
    MP8	$140,109	$176,537	$212,966
    MP9	$156,804	$199,140	$241,478
    MP10	$175,620	$224,033	$270,455

  • (4) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for the Senior Executive Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2017, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and Senior Executive Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the state agency:

    SENIOR EXECUTIVE SALARIES
    SE1	$108,110	$127,655	$147,200
    SE2	$120,543	$138,822	$157,100
    SE3	$134,406	$150,703	$167,000
    SE4	$149,862	$165,681	$181,500
    SE5	$167,096	$184,398	$201,700

• (f) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the compensation plans in this section shall be implemented and function in compliance with other provisions in this subchapter, the Regular Salary Procedures and Restrictions Act, §§ 19-4-1601 and 21-5-101, and other fiscal control laws of this state, when applicable.

• (g)
  • (1) Except as provided in subdivision (g)(2) of this section, a payment of salaries shall not be made except in conformity with the maximum pay level assigned to these grades for each year as provided in the appropriation act of the state agency or in this subchapter.
  • (2)
    • (A) With approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee:
      • (i) The Governor may establish the salary of an agency director that is up to fifty percent (50%) above the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the classification;
      • (ii) The Office of Personnel Management may establish the salary of a specialized physician position or classification that is up to fifty percent (50%) above the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the classification; and
      • (iii) Salaries established by this section may exceed the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the classification by no more than twenty-five percent (25%) for no more than ten percent (10%) of the positions authorized in the state agency's appropriation act.
    • (B) It is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, as provided by this subsection.
    • (C) The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval is found unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the entire section is void.

• (h) The compensation plan and pay tables shall be reviewed by the Office of Personnel Management before each regular session of the General Assembly.

Amended by Act 2024, No. 172,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 661,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 661,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 365,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2017.

Acts 1969, No. 199, § 5; 1971, No. 749, § 1; 1973, No. 286, §§ 1, 2; 1974 (Ex. Sess.), No. 39, § 1; 1975, No. 932, § 2; 1977, No. 289, § 1; 1979, No. 3, § 1; 1981, No. 19, § 1; 1983, No. 68, § 1; 1985, No. 101, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-3205, 12-3205n; Acts 1989, No. 793, § 8; 1991, No. 452, § 1; 1991, No. 1148, §§ 4, 14; 1993, No. 770, § 1; 1995, No. 992, § 1; 1997, No. 532, § 1; 1999, No. 813, § 1; 2001, No. 1461, § 3; 2003 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 22, § 1; 2003 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 22, § 1; 2005, No. 2198, § 1; 2007, No. 375, § 1; 2009, No. 688, § 7.