Methodology Preview:Functional families and class counts are modeled to Greenwood County's ~157 classifications per RFP 2026-RFP-012. Salary, benefit, and pension figures shown here are illustrative — production data populated from Greenwood HRIS, SC PEBA SCRS / PORS, and adjacent-county adopted schedules at engagement award.

Cost Impact · Modeling

Move the slider — see the County-wide annualized cost

Per RFP §COMPENSATION STUDY item 7 the consultant must "recommend implementation strategies, including calculating the plan's cost." This is what that looks like, live. Each percentage point of base movement triggers an automatic SCRS / PORS employer-rate rollup, because pension overhead moves with payroll.

Across-the-board base movement

2.0%

Annual base-pay impact

$587,607

Direct base-salary cost.

Annual all-in impact (incl. pension rollup)

$701,931

Base + SCRS / PORS employer share. The number to take to Council.

FamilyFTE est.Avg. basePension classΔ BaseΔ PensionΔ All-in
Administration & Finance66$58,167SCRS · 18.41%$76,780$14,135$90,915
Public Safety (Sheriff & EMS)140$54,214PORS · 20.66%$151,800$31,362$183,162
Detention & Court Services81$53,500PORS · 21.56%$86,670$18,686$105,356
Public Works & Roads74$46,500SCRS · 18.41%$68,820$12,670$81,490
Parks, Rec & Library52$48,000SCRS · 18.41%$49,920$9,190$59,110
Tax, Auditor & Treasurer44$61,000SCRS · 18.41%$53,680$9,882$63,562
Information Technology & GIS33$67,000SCRS · 18.41%$44,220$8,141$52,361
Building Codes & Planning37$51,833SCRS · 18.41%$38,357$7,061$45,418
Voter Registration & Elections15$0SCRS · 18.41%$0$0$0
Coroner & Investigation11$0SCRS · 18.41%$0$0$0
Animal Control11$42,000SCRS · 18.41%$9,240$1,701$10,941
Veterans Affairs7$58,000SCRS · 18.41%$8,120$1,495$9,615

Illustrative model. Production cost impact built from Greenwood County's actual incumbent payroll detail, adjusted for filled-vs-vacant status, longevity step, FLSA eligibility, and SCRS / PORS class distribution at engagement award.