1. (a) The pay plan for the state civil service consists of the salary ranges and steps established by the Department and the regulations contained in this article.

2. (b) As used in this article, terms are defined as follows:

   1. (1) “salary range” is the minimum and maximum rate currently authorized for the class;
   2. (2) “step” for employees compensated on a monthly basis is a 5 percent differential above or below a salary rate rounded to the nearest dollar, and for employees compensated on a biweekly, daily or hourly basis is a 5 percent differential above or below a rate rounded to the nearest dollar and cents amount;
   3. (3) “rate” for employees compensated on a monthly basis is any one of the full dollar amounts found within the salary range, and for employees compensated on a biweekly, daily or hourly basis is any one of the dollar and cents amounts found within the salary range;
   4. (4) “range differential” is the difference between the maximum rate of two salary ranges of the pay plan;
   5. (5) “substantially the same salary range” is a salary range with the maximum salary rate the same as or less than two steps higher or lower than the maximum salary rate of another salary range;
   6. (6) “higher salary range” is a salary range with the maximum salary rate at least two steps higher than the maximum salary rate of another salary range; and
   7. (7) “lower salary range” is a salary range with the maximum salary rate at least two steps lower than the maximum salary rate of another salary range.
3. (c) Any rate falling within the salary range for a class may be used to accomplish appropriate step differentials in movements between classes and salary ranges.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 19815.4(d), Government Code. Reference: Sections 19824 and 19829, Government Code.

History

1. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 11-17-87; operative 12-17-87 (Register 87, No. 48).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).

3. Amendment of section and Note filed 9-8-2025; operative 1-1-2026 (Register 2025, No. 37).