In 2019, the New York State Legislature mandated that the Civil Service Commission conduct a wage compensation study of state and local government employees. The study will help each participating entity assess whether there are disparities in setting wages for city employees.

We are pleased to inform you that our city was selected to participate in a survey of employees to determine job setting policies based on job functions and required knowledge and skills. We are asking each city employee to complete the attached survey.

Data will be transmitted directly to the University at Albany. Data will be kept confidential and will only be reported in the aggregate. We are asking all employees to answer all questions as accurately as they can. All questions require a response. None of the questions are of any sensitive nature. All questions relate to the work functions employees perform on a day-to-day basis. We ask you to identify your race, ethnicity and gender to ensure that wage setting for your title was shaped only by credentials and not by any bias related to the characteristics of titles that are female or minority dominated. The survey is estimated to take 25 minutes of your time to complete. UPOA urges all members to complete the Wage Compensation Survey