How Salary Metrics Are Calculated

Salary amount has a date while full-time equivalent (FTE), grade, grade rate, and differential profile have effective dates. Thus, a salary record can apply logic for multiple combinations of FTE, grade, grade rate, and differential to different time periods.

So, how are salary metrics, such as compa-ratio, range minimum, and range maximum, calculated? The metric calculations use a reference date. Here's how we decide that date:

• If the salary record has an end date that's earlier than the current date, then use the salary end date.
• If the start date of the salary record is in future, then use the salary start date.
• If the salary record started in the past and doesn't have an end date, then use the current system date.