Total employee compensation study launched
Effort to review pay, benefits of most executive branch employees
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Office of Management and Enterprise Services this week launched
a comprehensive state employee compensation study to determine appropriate
compensation levels for an estimated 33,000 state employees.
“The state needs the ability to recruit, reward and retain a
quality workforce to serve its citizens,” Gov. Mary Fallin said. “This study
will explore sustainable, fiscally conservative ways to ensure capable state
workers are appropriately compensated for the important work they do day in and
day out.”
Fallin and legislative leaders this past session requested a
comprehensive review of employee compensation in order to formulate informed
compensation policy proposals for the state workforce. The OMES division of
Human Capital Management is conducting the study with the assistance of
national consultants and a working group comprised of officials from the
governor’s office, Legislature, state agencies and Oklahoma Public Employees
Association.
“It’s time to review the whole compensation package to find ways
to improve it,” said Secretary of Finance and Revenue Preston L. Doerflinger, director
of OMES. “We need newer, smarter strategies if public service is to compete for
and retain talent in today’s marketplace.”
Key components of the study include:
- development of a
statewide employee compensation philosophy;
- an extensive
data-driven review of current compensation levels;
- a comparison of current
compensation levels to other public and private sector market levels;
- recommendations for
appropriate pay and benefits packages.
The study will cover all executive branch state agency employees
who are not employed by higher education institutions, local education
institutions or local career technology centers. A final report is expected in
the fall.
Media Contact
JOHN ESTUS
Director of Public Affairs
(405) 521-3097 | john.estus@omes.ok.gov
About the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
The Office of Management and Enterprise Services provides financial, property, purchasing, human resources and information technology services to all state agencies, and assists the Governor’s Office on budgetary policy matters. Our mission: To lead, support, and serve. For more information, visit OMES.OK.gov.
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