AR Code § 21-5-1407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 14 - Higher Education Uniform Classification and Compensation Act|§ 21-5-1407. Compensation plan

 (a) There is established for institutions of higher education covered by this subchapter a compensation plan for the setting of salaries and salary increases, when deserved, of all employees serving in positions covered by this subchapter.  (b)  (1) No employee shall be paid at a rate of pay higher than the appropriate rate in the grade assigned to his or her class, and no employee shall be paid more than the highest pay level established for the employee's grade unless otherwise provided for in this subchapter.  (2) However, an employee presently employed in a position who is being paid at a rate in excess of the maximum for his or her assigned grade may continue to receive his or her rate of pay.    (c) It is the intent of the General Assembly to authorize, in the enactment of the compensation plans, rates of pay for each of the appropriate grades assigned to a class, but it is not the intent of the General Assembly that any pay increases be automatic or that any employee have a claim or a right to pay increases unless the head of the institution determines that the employee, by experience, ability, and work performance, is eligible for the increase in pay authorized for the grade assigned by classification to the employee's position.  (d) Pay levels established in this subchapter are for compensation management purposes and are not to be construed as a contract, right, or other expectation of actual employee salary determination.  (e)  (1) The following grades and pay levels are the authorized pay plan, effective July 1, 2019, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of institutions covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the institution:  (2) The following grades and pay levels are the authorized professional and executive pay plan, effective July 1, 2017, and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of institutions covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and professional and executive salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation act of the institution:    (f) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the compensation plans in this section shall be implemented and function in compliance with other provisions in this subchapter and other fiscal control laws of this state, when applicable.  (g) With the approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, salaries established by this section may exceed the maximum pay level for the grade assigned by the classification by no more than twenty-five percent (25%) for no more than ten percent (10%) of the positions authorized in the institution's appropriation act.    Grade Minimum 15% Above Minimum Midpoint 30% Above Minimum Maximum C101 $20,800 $23,920 $26,520 $27,040 $32,240 C102 $21,127 $24,295 $27,328 $27,464 $33,530 C103 $21,453 $24,671 $28,162 $27,889 $34,871 C104 $21,780 $25,046 $29,023 $28,313 $36,266 C105 $22,106 $25,422 $29,911 $28,738 $37,716 C106 $22,433 $25,797 $30,829 $29,162 $39,225 C107 $22,759 $26,173 $31,776 $29,587 $40,794 C108 $23,086 $26,548 $32,756 $30,011 $42,426 C109 $23,412 $26,924 $33,767 $30,436 $44,123 C110 $23,739 $27,299 $34,813 $30,860 $45,888 C111 $24,065 $27,675 $35,894 $31,285 $47,723 C112 $25,268 $29,058 $37,450 $32,848 $49,632 C113 $26,531 $30,511 $39,074 $34,490 $51,617 C114 $27,858 $32,037 $40,770 $36,215 $53,682 C115 $29,251 $33,639 $42,540 $38,026 $55,829 C116 $30,713 $35,320 $44,388 $39,927 $58,062 C117 $32,249 $37,086 $46,317 $41,924 $60,385 C118 $33,861 $38,940 $48,331 $44,019 $62,800 C119 $35,554 $40,887 $50,433 $46,220 $65,312 C120 $37,332 $42,932 $52,628 $48,532 $67,925 C121 $39,199 $45,079 $54,920 $50,959 $70,642 C122 $41,159 $47,333 $57,313 $53,507 $73,467 C123 $43,217 $49,700 $59,812 $56,182 $76,406 C124 $45,377 $52,184 $62,420 $58,990 $79,462 C125 $47,646 $54,793 $65,143 $61,940 $82,641 C126 $50,029 $57,533 $67,988 $65,038 $85,947 C127 $52,530 $60,410 $70,957 $68,289 $89,384 C128 $55,156 $63,429 $74,058 $71,703 $92,960 C129 $57,914 $66,601 $77,296 $75,288 $96,678 C130 $60,810 $69,932 $80,678 $79,053 $100,545   Click to view table.   GRADE BASE MIDPOINT MAXIMUM N901 $65,000 $73,125 $81,250 N902 $67,600 $76,050 $84,500 N903 $70,304 $79,092 $87,880 N904 $73,116 $82,256 $91,395 N905 $76,041 $85,546 $95,051 N906 $79,082 $88,968 $98,853 N907 $82,246 $92,526 $102,807 N908 $85,536 $96,228 $106,919 N909 $88,957 $100,077 $111,196 N910 $92,515 $104,080 $115,644 N911 $96,216 $108,243 $120,270 N912 $100,065 $112,573 $125,081 N913 $104,067 $117,075 $130,084 N914 $108,230 $121,759 $135,287 N915 $112,559 $126,629 $140,699 N916 $117,061 $131,694 $146,327 N917 $122,914 $138,279 $153,643 N918 $130,289 $146,575 $162,862 N919 $139,410 $156,836 $174,262 N920 $150,562 $169,383 $188,203 N921 $164,113 $184,627 $205,141 N922 $180,524 $203,090 $225,655   Click to view table.