Data Sources
Every pay figure on this site traces to a state’s own HR publication. Below is each source we track, by state — the publishing agency, the document format, how often it updates, and when we last verified it. See how we use these in our methodology.
California
- CalHR California State Civil Service Pay Scales (Online Manual)
Rolling — sections revised per Pay Letter / MOU / appropriation. Salaries quoted monthly.
- CalCareers Class & Salary Search
Tracks the latest State Controller pay scales.
- CalHR Exempt Pay Scale
Revised alongside the civil-service pay scales.
Florida
- DMS Broadband Pay Ranges
Annual, effective July 1; base pay set by the GAA (FY2026-27 applied +3% or $1,000 to prior min/max).
- DMS Broadband Crosswalk (class code → pay band)
Annual with the pay ranges.
- DMS Pay Grades — Career Service / SES / SMS
Annual, effective July 1.
New York
- NYS Dept. of Civil Service — Salary Schedules (by negotiating unit)
Annual on contract effective dates (~late March / early April).
- NYS Title and Salary Listing (data.ny.gov open data)
Periodic extract.
- NYS Office of Employee Relations — Salary Schedules (PDF)
Annual with contract settlements.
Texas
- SAO State Classification Plan — Salary Schedules A/B/C
Biennial, effective Sept 1 of odd years; interim revisions occur.
- SAO Job Descriptions Index (State Classification Plan)
Biennial with the classification plan.
- Texas Comptroller FMX — Classification Salary Schedules (mirror)
Mirrors the SAO biennial schedules.
Washington
- OFM State HR — Compensation Plan Salary Schedules
Annual, effective July 1 (fiscal year).
- OFM State HR — Classified Job Listing
Tracks the compensation plan.
Sources are cited on every schedule table. Not a government website — figures are reproduced from public state publications.