Salary Survey of Local Head Start Programs 2006
including wage practices, fringe benefits, and personnel policies
The survey process of the Salary Survey of Local Head Start Programs 2006 is now
closed. We have prepared and published the Report, which is now
available to your Head Start program.
The Salary Survey Report of Local Head Start Programs 2006 has
five sections:
Introduction
The Report Format
Comparing Salaries Locally
Suggested Wage Comparability
Resources
Section A: National Totals and How
to Read the Charts
Program
Characteristic 1: Program Type - Public or Private
Program Characteristic 2: Program Structure-Grantee, Delegate
Agency, Grantee w/DA
Program Characteristic 3: Number of Children Enrolled
Program Characteristic 4: Program Options
Program Characteristic 5: Service Delivery Area - Urban,
Rural, or Mixed
Program Characteristic 6: Total Program Budget
Program Characteristic 7: Program Size - Number of People on
Payroll
Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees
Program Characteristic 8: States Represented in the Survey
Program Characteristic 8: Federal Regions
Definitions of Statistical Properties
Notes on the Following Salary Charts
Section B: Salary Charts (See
below for sample charts)
Annual Salaries of
134 Key Head Start Positions
Hourly Rates of 134 Key Head Start Positions
Insufficient Data for Head Start positions
Other Positions
Overall Salary and Hourly Averages at a Glance
How the Positions Stack Up
Section C: Fringe Benefits and
Leave
Health
Insurance, Single Coverage
Health Insurance, Dependent/Family Coverage
Health Insurance at a Glance
Dental Insurance, Single Coverage
Dental Insurance, Dependent/Family Coverage
Dental Insurance at a Glance
Life Insurance
Life Insurance at a Glance
Disability Insurance, Short-Term
Disability Insurance, Long-Term
Disability Insurance at a Glance
Retirement Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development Reimbursement
Vision Insurance, Single Coverage
Vision Insurance, Dependent Coverage
Vision Insurance at a Glance
Vacation Leave
Sick Leave
Section D: Other Personnel Policies
Program Size and
Employee Categories
Paid Holidays
Paid Maternity Leave
Workweek Hours
Flex Time
Job Sharing
Flex Time and Job Sharing compared
Mileage Reimbursement Rates
Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees
Cost of Living (COLA) Pay Increases
Merit Pay Increases
Merit Pay and COLA Compared
Amounts Paid to Auditors, Attorneys, and Program Consultants
Auditors
Attorneys
Management/Program Consultants
At a Glance
Union Representation
Budgeting for Salaries and Wages
Personnel Policies: When Were They Last Updated?
Wage Practices/Fringe Benefits: When Were They Last Updated?
Difficulties in Recruiting
Credits
Sample Salary Survey Chart: Head
Start Director, Annual Salary 2006
There are 134 charts like these,
and another 134 with hourly pay rates in this Report.
In addition to the 600 page
Report, we also offer individualized salary survey reports for $10 each.
For more information, please click here.
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