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Management Compensation Study

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Full Report

Management Compensation Study of the Florida Department of Transportation

Table of Contents

1   INTRODUCTION
     1.1 Department Overview
     1.2 Statement of Work
     1.3 Overview of Remaining Chapters
 
2   PROJECT APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
     2.1 Overview
     2.2 Salary Data Sources and Surveys
     2.3 Interviews
 
3   COMPENSATION FINDINGS
     3.1 FDOT’s Current Compensation System
     3.2 Interview Findings
     3.3 Compensation Survey Findings
     3.4 External Data Source Findings
     3.5 Conclusions
 
4   BENEFITS FINDINGS
     4.1 State Benefits Offerings
     4.2 Valuation of Benefits
     4.3 Department of Transportation Interview Findings
     4.4 Transportation Industry Peers Interview Findings
     4.5 Survey Findings
 
5   PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER TRAINING PROGRAM FINDINGS
     5.1 Program Overview and Compensation
     5.2 Recruitment and Retention
     5.3 Occupation and Employment Outlook
 
6   CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
     6.1 Salary Ranges
     6.2 Monetary Value of State Benefits
     6.3 Professional Engineer Training Program
 
     APPENDIX A: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
     APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTS
      APPENDIX C: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CLASSIFICATIONS LISTINGS
     APPENDIX D: LIST OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY PRIVATE FIRMS SURVEYED
     APPENDIX E: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BROADBAND RANGES
     APPENDIX F: TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEY RESULTS
     APPENDIX G: AASHTO SALARY COMPARISONS
     APPENDIX H: BLS SALARY COMPARISONS
     APPENDIX I: SMS/SES GUIDELINES FOR PRO-RATION/PAYMENT OF ANNUAL LEAVE
     APPENDIX J: FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTION RATES
     APPENDIX K: ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
     APPENDIX L: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER TRAINING PROGRAM REVIEW FULL REPORT
     APPENDIX M: PROPOSED OPTIONS FOR RANGES BASED ON (1) PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND (2) BLS
     APPENDIX N: GRADE ASSIGNMENT LISTINGS FOR PROPOSED RANGE OPTIONS: PRIVATE AND BLS
     APPENDIX O: BENCHMARKED SOURCES FOR PROPOSED RANGE OPTIONS