AK Stat § 39.27.011 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27. Pay Plan for State Employees|Sec. 39.27.011. Salary schedule.

(a) The following monthly basic salary schedule is approved as the pay plan for classified and partially exempt employees in the executive branch of the state government who are not members of a collective bargaining unit established under the authority of AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) and for employees of the legislature under AS 24:RangeStepStepStepStepStepStep No. A BCDEF52,1512,2112,2732,3392,4082,47162,2732,3392,4082,4712,5432,61972,4082,4712,5432,6192,6982,78582,5432,6192,6982,7852,8642,95192,6982,7852,8642,9513,0463,133102,8642,9513,0463,1333,2293,323113,0463,1333,2293,3233,4363,545123,2293,3233,4363,5453,6653,790133,4363,5453,6653,7903,9224,061143,6653,7903,9224,0614,2044,363153,9224,0614,2044,3634,5034,672164,2044,3634,5034,6724,8415,011174,5034,6724,8415,0115,1845,361184,8415,0115,1845,3615,5275,737195,1845,3615,5275,7375,9176,133205,5275,7375,9176,1336,3186,551215,9176,1336,3186,5516,7526,997226,3186,5516,7526,9977,2257,483236,7526,9977,2257,4837,7338,022247,2257,4837,7338,0228,2898,569257,7338,0228,2898,5698,8799,210268,0228,2898,5698,8799,2109,541278,2898,5698,8799,2109,5419,900288,5698,8799,2109,5419,90010,244298,8799,2109,5419,90010,24410,606309,2109,5419,90010,24410,60610,979 (b) [Repealed, § 38 ch 3 SLA 1980.] (c) If a state officer or employee is appointed a deputy department head or a division director and, at the time of appointment, the officer or employee is receiving a salary higher than that set for the position to which appointment has been made, the officer or employee is entitled to continue receiving the higher salary. This subsection does not apply to the salary of a person appointed to a position other than a deputy department head or a division director. (d) The commissioner of administration shall adopt the regulations required under AS 22.05.140(d), AS 22.07.090(c), AS 22.10.190(d), and AS 22.15.220(e). The regulations relate to the internal management of state agencies and their adoption is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The regulations shall be published in the Alaska Administrative Register and Code for informational purposes. (e) Effective July 1, 2014, the amounts set out in the salary schedule contained in (a) of this section are increased by one percent. (f) Effective July 1, 2015, the amounts set out in the salary schedule contained in (a) of this section, as increased under (e) of this section, are increased by 2.5 percent. (g) [Repealed, § 8 ch 2 TSSLA 2000.]  (h) Pay increments, computed at the rate of 3.25 percent of the employee's base salary, shall be provided after an employee has remained in the final step within a given range for two years, and every two years thereafter, if, at the time the employee becomes eligible for the increment, the employee's current annual rating by the employee's supervisors is designated as “good” or higher. (i) Pay increments provided for in (h) of this section are approved under AS 39.25.150(2) as an amendment to the pay plan for employees of the state. (j) Subsections (h) and (i) of this section apply to employees of the legislature only if the committee responsible for adopting employment policies concerning the employee adopts a written policy that (h) and (i) of this section apply. Subsections (h) and (i) of this section apply to the employees of the office of the ombudsman only if the ombudsman adopts a policy that (h) and (i) of this section apply. Subsections (h) and (i) of this section apply to the employees of the office of victims' rights only if the victims' advocate adopts a policy that (h) and (i) of this section apply. (k) Notwithstanding (a) - (j) of this section, the governor or a designee of the governor may, on a case-by-case basis, authorize for a partially exempt employee in the executive branch a higher pay than Step F. The authorization must be based on a determination that the action serves a critical governmental interest of the state, the employee possesses exceptional qualifications, recruitment difficulties exist, or the action is necessary due to competitive salaries in the relevant labor market. A determination made under this subsection must be in writing.