Section 124.152 | Exempt employee salary schedules.
(A)(1) Except as provided in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, each exempt employee shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of division (B) of this section.
(2) Each exempt employee who holds a position in the unclassified civil service pursuant to division (A)(26) or (30) of section 124.11 of the Revised Code may be paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule E-1, schedule E-1 for step seven only, or schedule E-2 of division (B) or (C) of this section, as applicable.
(3)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(3)(b) of this section, each exempt employee who was paid a salary or wage at step 7 in the employee's pay range on June 28, 2003, in accordance with the applicable schedule E-1 of former section 124.152 of the Revised Code and who continued to be so paid on June 29, 2003, shall be paid a salary or wage in the corresponding pay range in schedule E-1 for step seven only of division (C) of this section for as long as the employee remains in the position the employee held as of July 1, 2003.
(b) Except as provided in division (A)(3)(c) of this section, if an exempt employee who is being paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule E-1 for step seven only of division (C) of this section moves to another position, the employee shall not receive a salary or wage for that position or any other position in the future in accordance with that schedule.
(c) If an exempt employee who is being paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule E-1 for step seven only of division (C) of this section moves to another position assigned to pay range 12 or above, the appointing authority may assign the employee to be paid a salary or wage in the appropriate pay range for that position in accordance with the schedule E-1 for step seven only of division (C) of this section, provided that the appointing authority so notifies the director of administrative services in writing at the time the employee is appointed to that position.
(B) Beginning on the first day of the pay period that includes July 1, 2008, each exempt employee who must be paid in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of this section shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates:
Schedule E-1
A | Pay Ranges and Step Values | ||||||
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | ||
Range |
1 | Hourly | 10.07 | 10.52 | 10.97 | 11.44 | ||
Annually | 20946 | 21882 | 22818 | 23795 | |||
2 | Hourly | 12.21 | 12.73 | 13.28 | 13.86 | ||
Annually | 25397 | 26478 | 27622 | 28829 | |||
3 | Hourly | 12.79 | 13.37 | 13.96 | 14.57 | ||
Annually | 26603 | 27810 | 29037 | 30306 | |||
4 | Hourly | 13.43 | 14.03 | 14.70 | 15.36 | ||
Annually | 27934 | 29182 | 30576 | 31949 | |||
5 | Hourly | 14.09 | 14.73 | 15.36 | 16.03 | ||
Annually | 29307 | 30638 | 31949 | 33342 | |||
6 | Hourly | 14.85 | 15.46 | 16.15 | 16.81 | ||
Annually | 30888 | 32157 | 33592 | 34965 | |||
7 | Hourly | 15.77 | 16.35 | 17.02 | 17.62 | 18.30 | |
Annually | 32802 | 34008 | 35402 | 36650 | 38064 | ||
8 | Hourly | 16.66 | 17.40 | 18.15 | 18.97 | 19.78 | |
Annually | 34653 | 36192 | 37752 | 39458 | 41142 | ||
9 | Hourly | 17.78 | 18.70 | 19.62 | 20.60 | 21.65 | |
Annually | 36982 | 38896 | 40810 | 42848 | 45032 | ||
10 | Hourly | 19.19 | 20.23 | 21.32 | 22.55 | 23.76 | |
Annually | 39915 | 42078 | 44346 | 46904 | 49421 | ||
11 | Hourly | 20.89 | 22.11 | 23.39 | 24.71 | 26.11 | |
Annually | 43451 | 45989 | 48651 | 51397 | 54309 | ||
12 | Hourly | 23.04 | 24.34 | 25.65 | 27.07 | 28.58 | 30.13 |
Annually | 47923 | 50627 | 53352 | 56306 | 59446 | 62670 | |
13 | Hourly | 25.40 | 26.80 | 28.27 | 29.78 | 31.45 | 33.16 |
Annually | 52832 | 55744 | 58802 | 61942 | 65416 | 68973 | |
14 | Hourly | 27.93 | 29.51 | 31.10 | 32.80 | 34.65 | 36.59 |
Annually | 58094 | 61381 | 64688 | 68224 | 72072 | 76107 | |
15 | Hourly | 30.68 | 32.41 | 34.24 | 36.12 | 38.13 | 40.22 |
Annually | 63814 | 67413 | 71219 | 75130 | 79310 | 83658 | |
16 | Hourly | 33.83 | 35.71 | 37.67 | 39.79 | 41.98 | 44.38 |
Annually | 70366 | 74277 | 78354 | 82763 | 87318 | 92310 | |
17 | Hourly | 37.28 | 39.34 | 41.54 | 43.83 | 46.27 | 48.86 |
Annually | 77542 | 81827 | 86403 | 91166 | 96242 | 101629 | |
18 | Hourly | 41.08 | 43.36 | 45.80 | 48.31 | 50.99 | 53.84 |
Annually | 85446 | 90189 | 95264 | 100485 | 106059 | 111987 |
Schedule E-2
Range | Minimum | Maximum | |
41 | Hourly | 16.23 | 37.25 |
Annually | 33758 | 77480 | |
42 | Hourly | 17.89 | 41.14 |
Annually | 37211 | 85571 | |
43 | Hourly | 19.70 | 45.31 |
Annually | 40976 | 94245 | |
44 | Hourly | 21.73 | 49.50 |
Annually | 45198 | 102960 | |
45 | Hourly | 24.01 | 54.04 |
Annually | 49941 | 112403 | |
46 | Hourly | 26.43 | 59.06 |
Annually | 54974 | 122845 | |
47 | Hourly | 29.14 | 64.45 |
Annually | 60611 | 134056 | |
48 | Hourly | 32.14 | 70.33 |
Annually | 66851 | 146286 | |
49 | Hourly | 35.44 | 75.94 |
Annually | 73715 | 157955 |
(C) Beginning on the first day of the pay period that includes July 1, 2008, each exempt employee who must be paid in accordance with salary schedule E-1 for step seven only shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates:
Schedule E-1 for Step Seven Only
Range | ||
12 | Hourly | 31.80 |
Annually | 66144 | |
13 | Hourly | 34.98 |
Annually | 72758 | |
14 | Hourly | 38.57 |
Annually | 80226 | |
15 | Hourly | 42.44 |
Annually | 88275 | |
16 | Hourly | 46.81 |
Annually | 97365 | |
17 | Hourly | 51.55 |
Annually | 107224 | |
18 | Hourly | 56.80 |
Annually | 118144 |
(D) As used in this section, "exempt employee" means a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee paid directly by warrant of the director of budget and management whose position is included in the job classification plan established under division (A) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code but who is not considered a public employee for the purposes of Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "exempt employee" also includes a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general who has not been placed in an appropriate bargaining unit by the state employment relations board.
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