Job Description Summary

Job Description

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Job Type: Unclassified

Job Classification: 2024 - Compensation Analyst

Salary Grade: 15

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $69908 - $83886 Annually

Pay Range: $69908 - $97864 Annually

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience education licenses training and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The first review of applications will be on 05/15/2026.

The Compensation Analyst analyzes labor market data researches job requirements and evaluates job positions to ensure the County is competitive in the areas of salaries equity and alignment of pay practices. This position assists in the administration and maintenance of the County job architecture and pay structure conducting analysis evaluation and interpretation related to the Countys compensation programs.

This is a classification in the unclassified service and is exempt from the Merit System Rules.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act this classification may include any of the following tasks knowledge skills and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Develops written reports and data analyses for specialized compensation studies market salary studies and benchmarking reports for Human Resources Management and/or County Management review;

• Conducts analyses to match comparable County positions to those in outside organizations conducts wage regression analyses and utilizes standard processes in data aging to develop appropriate wage recommendations based on variable labor market data;

• Develops new job classifications and revises/updates existing job classifications determines minimum qualifications for hiring Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption status and other requirements appropriate of the position;

• Reviews proposed or past compensation actions for compliance with applicable federal state and County policies regulations and procedures by application of County Merit Systems Rules and Personnel Policies/Procedures;

• Reviews verifies and processes changes updates and modifications to the compensation plan classification system and associated databases and files as necessary;

• Researches and responds to inquiries into salary discrepancies and/or compensation/classification related concerns;

• Conducts compensation reviews and analysis in verifying pay rates for new hires promotions transfers demotions and other direct compensation;

• Assists Human Resources Management in developing and maintaining the compensation plan for the County that complies with local state and federal legislation including monitoring the FLSA and other Wage-Hour provisions;

• Provides data charts graphs and multimedia collateral for classification compensation and budgeting presentations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration human resources management accounting finance or other closely related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND three years of professional level human resources experience in compensation/classification.

(Relevant experience or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR:

Five years of experience with Pima County in a professional-level classification performing human resources responsibilities.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write see resume on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Working knowledge of market data analysis tools including Payfactors ERI and compensation survey sources.

• Advanced experience using Excel for analyzing and visualizing pay rates labor market data and compensation structures.

• Experience developing conducting and analyzing salary surveys or compensation studies for an organization.

• Experience developing and submitting human resources related written reports with recommendations to management.

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

Supplemental Information:

Licenses and Certificates: Some positions require a valid Arizona Class D driver license at the time of to maintain the required licensure shall be grounds for termination.

Special Notice Items: The County requires pre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history education and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County.

Physical/Sensory Requirements: Physical and sensory abilities will be determined by position. Action Activity - bending climbing crawling kneeling reaching squatting and stooping; Motion Activity - grasping; Hearing Activity - in noisy areas behind themselves equipment alarms; Speaking Activity - in person on a phone; Vision - operate a motor vehicle

Working Conditions: Working conditions will be determined by the position.

EEO Information:Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion national origin age disability gender sexual orientation kinship political interest or any other characteristic protected by law.