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Reviewed 12/2011

Washington Cities with "Merit Only" or "Combination Step/Merit Pay" Systems

According to the 2010 Washington City & County Employee Salary and Benefit Survey published by the Association of Washington Cities, the following cities have either "merit only" or "combination step/merit" pay systems:

Merit Only Systems

Jurisdiction has a formal merit pay system. Employees do not automatically achieve higher pay steps based on time in service.

  • Friday Harbor
  • Gig Harbor
  • Issaquah
  • Kenmore
  • Lakewood
  • Maple Valley
  • Mill Creek
  • Mountlake Terrace
  • Newcastle
  • Port Angeles
  • Rainier
  • Redmond
  • Richland
  • Roslyn

Combination Step/Merit Pay Systems

Jurisdiction has a pay system that includes both automatic steps and a merit pay component.

    • Airway Heights
    • Arlington
    • Bellevue
    • Bingen
    • Black Diamond
    • Brewster
    • Bucoda
    • Cathlamet
    • Colfax
    • Cosmopolis
    • Covington
    • Dayton
    • Edgewood
    • Ellensburg
    • Federal Way
    • Fircrest
    • Forks
    • Langley
    • Marysville

     
    • North Bend
    • Prosser
    • Riverside
    • Roy
    • Spokane Valley
    • Stanwood
    • Sultan
    • Sunnyside
    • Toppenish
    • University Place
    • Waitsburg
    • Washougal
    • Waterville