Over the past few years, Georgia has been recovering from a troubled economy. State entities and their employees have had to do more with less, reducing budgets while improving operations. It has taken the commitment of the state's workforce to bear the storm while continuing to provide government services, both efficiently and effectively.

This year, good news is on the horizon.

First, the FY 2007 budget calls for no increase in health care premiums for state employees.

Second, this is a departure from the uniform rate salary increase policies of previous years. The plan for this fiscal year is to concentrate available funds on increasing hiring salaries and accelerating employees at the bottom of their pay ranges towards midpoint.

All employees who meet or exceed performance expectations will receive a pay increase of 2%. And, again this year, there will be no salary increase cap.

Employees who are below the midpoint of their pay grade who meet or exceed performance expectations will receive an additional accelerator increase of up to 2% of base salary. The percentage will depend on the size of the gap between an employee's salary and midpoint. Employees at grade minimum will receive the full 2% accelerator payment giving them a total increase of 4%. The accelerator payment will decrease uniformly to 0 as salary moves closer to midpoint.

For further information on the FY07 PBI increase, please see the FAQ link below or click on the button to use the PBI calculator.

PBI FAQ

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