(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, each exempt employee shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of division (B) of this section.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 124.152

  • Civil service: includes all offices and positions of trust or employment in the service of the state and in the service of the counties, cities, city health districts, general health districts, and city school districts of the state. See Ohio Code 124.01
  • Employee: means any person holding a position subject to appointment, removal, promotion, or reduction by an appointing officer. See Ohio Code 124.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(2) Each exempt employee who holds a position in the unclassified civil service pursuant to division (A)(26) or (30) of section 124.11 of the Revised Code may be paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of division (B) of this section, as applicable.

(B)(1) Each exempt employee who must be paid in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of this section shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates as of the pay period that includes July 1, 2021:

Schedule E-1

A Pay Ranges and Step Values
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8
Range

1 Hourly 12.14 12.69 13.21 13.80
Annually 25251 26395 27476 28704
2 Hourly 14.73 15.36 16.01 16.72
Annually 30638 31948 33300 34777
3 Hourly 15.44 16.13 16.84 17.56
Annually 32115 33550 35027 36524
4 Hourly 16.20 16.93 17.75 18.51
Annually 33696 35214 36920 38500
5 Hourly 17.00 17.78 18.51 19.33
Annually 35360 36982 38500 40206
6 Hourly 17.91 18.66 19.47 20.27
Annually 37252 38812 40497 42161
7 Hourly 19.01 19.72 20.54 21.25 22.07
Annually 39540 41017 42723 44200 45905
8 Hourly 20.11 21.00 21.90 22.89 23.97
Annually 41828 43680 45552 47611 49857
9 Hourly 21.45 22.56 23.67 24.85 26.11
Annually 44616 46924 49233 51688 54308
10 Hourly 23.13 24.41 25.72 27.20 28.64
Annually 48110 50772 53497 56576 59571
11 Hourly 25.20 26.66 28.20 29.80 31.49
Annually 52416 55452 58656 61984 65499
12 Hourly 27.80 29.36 30.93 32.64 34.46 36.34 37.82 39.60
Annually 57824 61068 64334 67891 71676 75587 78665 82368
13 Hourly 30.64 32.32 34.09 35.92 37.95 39.99 41.63 43.59
Annually 63731 67225 70907 74713 78936 83179 86590 90667
14 Hourly 33.69 35.61 37.52 39.56 41.80 44.13 45.95 48.10
Annually 70075 74068 78041 82284 86944 91790 95576 100048
15 Hourly 37.02 39.10 41.30 43.57 45.99 48.51 50.50 52.88
Annually 77001 81328 85904 90625 95659 100900 105040 109990
16 Hourly 40.81 43.08 45.45 48.00 50.63 53.53 55.73 58.34
Annually 84884 89606 94536 99840 105310 111342 115918 121347
17 Hourly 44.96 47.44 50.10 52.86 55.83 58.94
Annually 93516 98675 104208 109948 116126 122595
18 Hourly 49.55 52.29 55.24 58.28 61.50 64.94
Annually 103064 108763 114899 121222 127920 135075

Schedule E-2

Range Minimum Maximum
41 Hourly 16.23 48.99
Annually 33758 101899
42 Hourly 17.89 54.09
Annually 37211 112507
43 Hourly 19.70 59.56
Annually 40976 123884
44 Hourly 21.73 65.08
Annually 45198 135366
45 Hourly 24.01 71.05
Annually 49941 147784
46 Hourly 26.43 77.65
Annually 54974 161512
47 Hourly 29.14 84.75
Annually 60611 176280
48 Hourly 32.14 92.45
Annually 66851 192296
49 Hourly 35.44 99.83
Annually 73715 207646

(2) Each exempt employee who must be paid in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of this section shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates as of the pay period that includes July 1, 2022:

Schedule E-1

A Pay Ranges and Step Values
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8
Range

1 Hourly 12.50 13.07 13.61 14.21
Annually 26000 27185 28308 29556
2 Hourly 15.17 15.82 16.49 17.22
Annually 31553 32905 34299 35817
3 Hourly 15.90 16.61 17.35 18.09
Annually 33072 34548 36088 37627
4 Hourly 16.69 17.44 18.28 19.07
Annually 34715 36275 38022 39665
5 Hourly 17.51 18.31 19.07 19.91
Annually 36420 38084 39665 41412
6 Hourly 18.45 19.22 20.05 20.88
Annually 38376 39977 41704 43430
7 Hourly 19.58 20.31 21.16 21.89 22.73
Annually 40726 42244 44012 45531 47278
8 Hourly 20.71 21.63 22.56 23.58 24.69
Annually 43076 44990 46924 49046 51355
9 Hourly 22.09 23.24 24.38 25.60 26.89
Annually 45947 48339 50710 53248 55931
10 Hourly 23.82 25.14 26.49 28.02 29.50
Annually 49545 52291 55099 58281 61360
11 Hourly 25.96 27.46 29.05 30.69 32.43
Annually 53996 57116 60424 63835 67454
12 Hourly 28.63 30.24 31.86 33.62 35.49 37.43 38.95 40.79
Annually 59550 62889 66268 69929 73819 77854 81016 84843
13 Hourly 31.56 33.29 35.11 37.00 39.09 41.19 42.88 44.90
Annually 65644 69243 73028 76960 81307 85675 89190 93392
14 Hourly 34.70 36.68 38.65 40.75 43.05 45.45 47.33 49.54
Annually 72176 76294 80392 84760 89544 94536 98446 103043
15 Hourly 38.13 40.27 42.54 44.88 47.37 49.97 52.02 54.47
Annually 79310 83761 88483 93350 98529 103937 108201 113297
16 Hourly 42.03 44.37 46.81 49.44 52.15 55.14 57.40 60.09
Annually 87422 92289 97364 102835 108472 114691 119392 124987
17 Hourly 46.31 48.86 51.60 54.45 57.50 60.71
Annually 96324 101628 107328 113256 119600 126276
18 Hourly 51.04 53.86 56.90 60.03 63.35 66.89
Annually 106163 112028 118352 124862 131768 139131

Schedule E-2

Range Minimum Maximum
41 Hourly 16.23 50.46
Annually 33758 104956
42 Hourly 17.89 55.71
Annually 37211 115876
43 Hourly 19.70 61.35
Annually 40976 127608
44 Hourly 21.73 67.03
Annually 45198 139422
45 Hourly 24.01 73.18
Annually 49941 152214
46 Hourly 26.43 79.98
Annually 54974 166358
47 Hourly 29.14 87.29
Annually 60611 181563
48 Hourly 32.14 95.22
Annually 66851 198057
49 Hourly 35.44 102.82
Annually 73715 213865

(3) Each exempt employee who must be paid in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of this section shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates as of the pay period that includes July 1, 2023:

Schedule E-1

A Pay Ranges and Step Values
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8
Range
1 Hourly 12.88 13.46 14.02 14.64
Annually 26790 27996 29161 30451
2 Hourly 15.63 16.29 16.98 17.74
Annually 32510 33883 35318 36899
3 Hourly 16.38 17.11 17.87 18.63
Annually 34070 35588 37169 38750
4 Hourly 17.19 17.96 18.83 19.64
Annually 35755 37356 39166 40851
5 Hourly 18.04 18.86 19.64 20.51
Annually 37523 39228 40851 42660
6 Hourly 19.00 19.80 20.65 21.51
Annually 39520 41184 42952 44740
7 Hourly 20.17 20.92 21.79 22.55 23.41
Annually 41953 43513 45323 46904 48692
8 Hourly 21.33 22.28 23.24 24.29 25.43
Annually 44366 46342 48339 50523 52894
9 Hourly 22.75 23.94 25.11 26.37 27.70
Annually 47320 49795 52228 54849 57616
10 Hourly 24.53 25.89 27.28 28.86 30.39
Annually 51022 53851 56742 60028 63211
11 Hourly 26.74 28.28 29.92 31.61 33.40
Annually 55619 58822 62233 65748 69472
12 Hourly 29.49 31.15 32.82 34.63 36.55 38.55 40.12 42.01
Annually 61339 64792 68265 72030 76024 80184 83449 87380
13 Hourly 32.51 34.29 36.16 38.11 40.26 42.43 44.17 46.25
Annually 67620 71323 75212 79268 83740 88254 91873 96200
14 Hourly 35.74 37.78 39.81 41.97 44.34 46.81 48.75 51.03
Annually 74339 78582 82804 87297 92227 97364 101400 106142
15 Hourly 39.27 41.48 43.82 46.23 48.79 51.47 53.58 56.10
Annually 81681 86278 91145 96158 101483 107057 111446 116688
16 Hourly 43.29 45.70 48.21 50.92 53.71 56.79 59.12 61.89
Annually 90043 95056 100276 105913 111716 118123 122969 128731
17 Hourly 47.70 50.33 53.15 56.08 59.23 62.53
Annually 99216 104686 110552 116646 123198 130062
18 Hourly 52.57 55.48 58.61 61.83 65.25 68.90
Annually 109345 115398 121908 128606 135720 143312

Schedule E-2

Range Minimum Maximum
41 Hourly 16.23 51.97
Annually 33758 108097
42 Hourly 17.89 57.38
Annually 37211 119350
43 Hourly 19.70 63.19
Annually 40976 131435
44 Hourly 21.73 69.04
Annually 45198 143603
45 Hourly 24.01 75.38
Annually 49941 156790
46 Hourly 26.43 82.38
Annually 54974 171350
47 Hourly 29.14 89.91
Annually 60611 187012
48 Hourly 32.14 98.08
Annually 66851 204006
49 Hourly 35.44 105.90
Annually 73715 220272

(C) As used in this section:

(1) “Exempt employee” means a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee paid directly by warrant of the director of budget and management whose position is included in the job classification plan established under division (A) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code but who is not considered a public employee for the purposes of Chapter 4117 of the Revised Code. “Exempt employee” also includes a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general who has not been placed in an appropriate bargaining unit by the state employment relations board.

(2) “Base rate of pay” means the rate of pay established under schedule E-1 of this section, plus the supplement provided under division (E) of section 124.181 of the Revised Code, plus any supplements enacted into law that are added to schedule E-1 of this section.

(D)(1) The director of administrative services shall adopt rules establishing pay range 19 in schedule E-1 of division (B)(3) of this section. In the rules, the director shall do both of the following:

(a) Require that an individual paid in accordance with range 19 be paid a minimum annual salary of $101,935 up to a maximum annual salary of $122,465.

(b) Establish the step values within range 19 and determine the hourly rates of pay that correspond to the annual salaries assigned to the steps.

(2) The director of administrative services shall adopt rules identifying a step value 7 in range 17 of schedule E-1 of division (B)(3) of this section. In the rules, the director shall identify the hourly and annual pay for step value 7 in range 17, which shall be proportionally higher than the hourly and annual pay for step value 6 in range 17.

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