Special Pays · Catalog
Special pays catalog — by classification & prevalence
Per RFP §COMPENSATION STUDY item 10, the consultant must address "pay for performance, skill pay, special assignment pay, certification pay, bilingual pay, promotional pay, and acting assignment pay." Each is captured below with indicative monthly value and prevalence (% of eligible incumbents currently receiving). Production figures pulled from Greenwood payroll detail at award.
| Code | Pay name | Eligible families | Typical / mo | Prevalence (eligible) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL-CERT-INT | NH Police Standards & Training Intermediate Cert | Police | $80 | 48% |
| POL-CERT-ADV | NH PST Advanced Cert | Police | $130 | 26% |
| POL-CERT-MAS | NH PST Master Cert | Police | $200 | 8% |
| FTO | Field Training Officer | Police | $85 | 12% |
| K9 | K-9 Handler | Police | $145 | 3% |
| DET-ASGMT | Detective Assignment | Police | $85 | 14% |
| SRO-ASGMT | School Resource Officer | Police | $100 | 6% |
| EMT-AEMT | AEMT Cert (FD) | Fire | $85 | 38% |
| PARA-DIFF | Paramedic differential (FD) | Fire | $280 | 32% |
| FIRE-INSPECTOR | NFPA Fire Inspector cert (per level) | Fire | $90 | 18% |
| WATER-OP4 | NH Water Operator Grade IV | Water | $120 | 18% |
| WW-OP4 | NH Wastewater Operator Grade IV | Wastewater | $120 | 18% |
| ICC-INSPECT | ICC Building Inspector cert (per discipline) | Building, | $60 | 42% |
| GIS-GISP | GISP Certification | Information | $120 | 22% |
| LONGEVITY-10 | Longevity 10-19 yr | City, Finance,, City, Community, Building,, Public, Water, Wastewater, Solid, Parks,, Keene, Dillant-Hopkins, Information, Police, Police, Fire | $60 | 38% |
| LONGEVITY-20 | Longevity 20+ yr | City, Finance,, City, Community, Building,, Public, Water, Wastewater, Solid, Parks,, Keene, Dillant-Hopkins, Information, Police, Police, Fire | $120 | 19% |
| ACTING | Acting Assignment Pay (5-10% above base) | City, Police, Fire, Public, Finance, | $380 | 5% |
| ON-CALL | On-Call Stipend (DPW / Water / WWTP / IT) | Public, Water, Wastewater, Information | $220 | 14% |
| CDL-A | CDL Class A differential | Public, Solid | $95 | 52% |
| CDL-B | CDL Class B differential | Public, Solid, Parks, | $60 | 22% |
Class 1 LE certification ladder
South Carolina's SC Criminal Justice Academy issues Intermediate, Advanced, and Master Class 1 Law Enforcement Officer certificates based on years of service plus completion of approved advanced courses. POST-INT, POST-ADV, and POST-MAS reflect typical SC sheriff's office monthly differentials. We benchmark Greenwood's structure against peer counties so the ladder is competitive without overpaying.
Acting & Career-Ladder pay
The RFP §CLASSIFICATION STUDY item 4 asks for ‘career ladders/promotional opportunities.’ Acting Assignment Pay (5–10% above base for designated periods) and step movement on promotion are the two levers. We document both and recommend bright-line policy language so HR isn't making one-off decisions.
Prevalence and monthly values illustrative. Production figures pulled from Greenwood County payroll detail (12 most recent pay periods) at engagement award.