Welcome to the State of Wisconsin Compensation Plan

Proposed 2023-2025 State of Wisconsin Compensation Plan

The following materials were sumbitted by DPM to the Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) on July 31, 2023.  These documents are proposed until acted upon by JCOER. The 2021-2023 Compensation Plan remains in effect until a new Compensation Plan is approved by JCOER. 

​​​​2023-2025 Information sent to JCOER:

JCOER Letter from Administrator Flogel     

Attachment A (Summary of changes)           ​

Attachment B (Full proposed Comp Plan)  ​      

Attachment C (Fiscal Estimate)​

Proposed 2023-2025 Compensation Plan Errata

WLEA Tentative Agreement 2023-2025​​​


2021-2023 State of W​isconsin Compensation Plan

The State of Wisconsin creates and maintains a compensation plan to coincide with each budget cycle.  This document is referred to as the State of Wisconsin Compensation Plan and it describes how pay is established, and maintained, for most functions across the enterprise.  The 2021-2023 Compensation Plan was approved by JCOER on December 22, 2021 along with the trades contracts negotiated by the State, the University of Wisconsin System, and the University of Wisconsin - Madison.  The Compensation Plan is presented below, by section, for ease of reference.  Additional 2021-2023 materials provided to JCOER are also listed below. 


2021-23 Comp Plan (full document)

Intro Notes

Section A

General Compensation Provisions for Permanent & Project Employees in the Classified Service

Section B

​Compensation Provisions for Elected Officials, Appointed Executive Salary Group Employees, and Certain Other Unclassified Employees

Section C

​Compensation Provisions for Employees in Attorney Positions in the Classified Service and Certain "Non-ESG" Attorney Positions in the Unclassified Service

​Section D

​Compensation Provisions for Limited Term Employees

Section E

​Pay Administration for Classified Permanent and Project Employees in Non-Broadband Pay Schedules

Section F

​Uniform Travel Schedule Amounts

​Section G

​Miscellaneous Provisions

Section H

​Supplemental Health Insurance Conversion Credits for Certain Classified and Unclassified Employees

Section I

​Pay Administration for Broadband Pay Schedules

Section J

​Provisions for Administering Discretionary Merit Compensation (DMC)

Section K

​Absences and Continuous Service

Section L

​Market and Parity Provisions

Section Z

​Classified and Covered Unclassified Employee Pay Schedules for the 2021-23 Biennium