Schedule, Grade, Step
The Schedule, Grade, Step on the employee record determines an employee's rate of pay based on a particular "step" and "grade" or a grade range defined by your organization.
There are two types of schedules, a Step and Grade Schedule, defined in the Human Resources application and a Grade Range Schedule defined in the Personnel Administration application. An employee is only associated with one type of schedule.
A Step and Grade Schedule is a matrix of pay rates based on graduated steps and grades.
A Grade Range Schedule is a series of grades with minimum, midpoint and maximum salary (or hourly) amounts that is used for wage analysis.
Example: Step and Grade Schedule
Two Rivers Company has a Step and Grade Schedule established for the custodians in their organization. Entry level custodians are assigned to Step 1, Grade A and advance one step with each year of service. Experienced custodians hired into Two Rivers can be assigned to any step of any grade.
| Grade | Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| A | $23,000 | $25,500 | $28,000 | $30,500 | |
| B | $24,500 | $25,500 | $27,000 | $31,000 | |
| C | $26,000 | $28,000 | $30,000 | $32,000 | |
| D | $28,000 | $31,000 | $34,000 | $38,000 |
Example: Grade Range Schedule
Two Rivers Company has a Grade Range Schedule established for the programmers in their organization. Entry level programmers are assigned to Grade 1 and advance within the range with each year of service. Experienced and/or high-performing programmers are assigned to a higher grade.
| Grade | Minimum | Midpoint | Maximum | |
| 1 | $35,000 | $40,000 | $45,000 | |
| 2 | $50,000 | $60,000 | $70,000 | |
| 3 | $75,000 | $90,000 | $105,000 |