Examples of Grades, Grade Rates, and Grade Ladders
The following examples illustrate how InFusion Corporation might set up different types of grades, rates, and ladders for the different types of jobs within the company. The examples include grade structures for administrative workers, managers, senior executives, and line workers.
Grades with Steps
The grade structure for annual salary amounts for administrative workers in InFusion Corporation includes five grades, and each grade includes five steps.
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When workers move from one grade to another in this ladder, they don't always start at step 1 of a grade.
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The next step is based on their previous salary plus two steps.
For example, a worker could move from Step 5 in Grade 1 to Step 3 in Grade 2.
The following table lists the five grades, steps, and the rates associated with them for administrative workers at InFusion Corporation.
|
Grade |
Step 1 |
Step 2 |
Step 3 |
Step 4 |
Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
17, 803 |
18, 398 |
18, 990 |
19, 579 |
20, 171 |
|
2 |
20, 017 |
20, 493 |
21, 155 |
21, 717 |
21, 961 |
|
3 |
21, 840 |
22, 568 |
23, 296 |
24, 024 |
24, 752 |
|
4 |
24, 518 |
25, 335 |
26, 152 |
26, 969 |
27, 786 |
|
5 |
27, 431 |
28, 345 |
29, 259 |
30, 173 |
31, 087 |
To set up your grade structure to reflect this table, perform the following tasks:
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Set up five different grades and add five steps for each grade.
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Set up a grade ladder using the Grades with Steps type, and select all five grades.
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Set up step rates for annual salary amounts using the rates in the preceding table.
Grades Without Steps
The grade structure for annual salary amounts for level 3 managers at InFusion Corporation includes grades without steps. The grade rates are fixed amounts.
The following table lists the grades and associated rates for level 3 managers at InFusion Corporation.
|
Grade |
Annual Salary Amount |
|---|---|
|
1 |
103, 900 |
|
2 |
111, 800 |
|
3 |
119, 900 |
|
4 |
127, 800 |
|
5 |
135, 900 |
|
6 |
143, 700 |
|
7 |
151, 800 |
|
8 |
155, 500 |
To set up your grade structure to reflect this table, perform the following tasks:
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Set up eight separate grades.
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For each grade, enter the rates from the preceding table.
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Set up a grade ladder with the Grades type and add all eight grades to the ladder.
Grades with Grade Rate Ranges
The grade structure for annual salary amounts for senior executives at InFusion Corporation includes grades with no steps, and the rates are set up using ranges.
The following table lists the rate range for senior executives at InFusion Corporation.
|
Grade |
Minimum Annual Salary Amount |
Maximum Annual Salary Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
SNREXEC |
154, 300 |
243, 900 |
To set up a grade structure to reflect this table, perform the following tasks:
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Create a single grade.
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Create a grade rate and enter the minimum and maximum amounts from the preceding table for the grade rate range.
Grade Rates with Hourly Amounts
The grade structure for line workers at InFusion Corporation includes grades with steps, and the rates are hourly amounts.
The following table lists the hourly rates for line workers at InFusion Corporation.
|
Grade |
Step 1 |
Step 2 |
Step 3 |
Step 4 |
Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
10.64 |
11.07 |
11.49 |
11.96 |
12.40 |
|
2 |
11.77 |
12.27 |
12.76 |
13.24 |
13.72 |
|
3 |
12.92 |
13.46 |
13.98 |
14.55 |
15.07 |
|
4 |
14.03 |
14.63 |
15.21 |
15.80 |
16.39 |
|
5 |
15.20 |
15.83 |
16.46 |
17.12 |
17.75 |
To set up your grade structure to reflect this table, perform the following tasks:
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Create five grades, each with five steps.
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Set up a grade ladder using the Grades with Steps type, and select all five grades.
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Set up step rates for hourly amounts using the rates in the table.