Compensation Analyst - Police & Fire Pay Plans
AlphaHire Open At a glance
Mid-level Compensation & Benefits role at AlphaHire. Remote, United States · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $79,138–$132,500 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Inspect police and fire job levels, salary tables, pay rules and labor agreements to map current arrangements
- Choose comparable jurisdictions and match roles by duties, rank and organizational scale
- Compare base pay, ranges, step increases and specialty compensation, accounting for schedule differences
- Design salary structures and progression options, estimate costs and outline where employees would sit
- Present study findings and proposed changes to municipal, HR, finance and public safety leaders
What you bring
- You have assessed compensation and created salary structures for municipal police or fire departments
- You have benchmarked pay in municipal classification and compensation studies
- You understand public safety rank systems, progression, incentives and specialty assignments
- You can build Excel models with auditable comparisons and implementation cost estimates
Who this fits
This role suits an analyst with direct experience shaping compensation for municipal police or fire teams. You'll explain findings and tradeoffs to both technical and nontechnical audiences; work spanning police and fire, including union and nonunion settings, is preferred. The position is remote within the United States.
From the employer
AlphaGov is seeking a Public Safety Compensation Analyst to develop police and fire pay recommendations as part of a municipal compensation and classification study. You will evaluate existing pay structures, benchmark comparable departments, and design practical salary plans that support recruitment, retention, and internal equity.
This engagement requires experience with public safety compensation, including rank structures, step progression, specialty pay, and pay compression between ranks.
What you’ll do
- Review police and fire job classifications, salary schedules, pay policies, and relevant labor agreements.
- Identify comparable jurisdictions and benchmark positions based on responsibilities, rank, and organizational scope.
- Analyze base salaries, salary ranges, step progression, incentives, and specialty pays, accounting for differences in work schedules.
- Assess market competitiveness, internal equity, and pay compression within and between ranks.
- Recommend pay structures and progression approaches that reflect the municipality’s operational needs and compensation objectives.
- Develop cost estimates and implementation options, including employee placement within proposed pay schedules.
- Prepare clear findings and present recommendations to municipal leadership, human resources, finance, and public safety officials.
Requirements
- Direct experience analyzing compensation and designing pay plans for municipal police or fire departments.
- Experience conducting salary benchmarking within municipal compensation and classification studies.
- Understanding of public safety rank structures, pay progression, incentives, and specialty assignments.
- Strong Excel modeling skills and the ability to produce accurate, traceable comparisons and implementation cost estimates.
- Ability to explain compensation findings and tradeoffs clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Experience evaluating both police and fire compensation, including union and nonunion environments, is preferred.
Benefits
Submit your résumé and a brief summary of relevant municipal studies. Identify the departments covered, your responsibilities, and the pay plans or recommendations you developed.
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