Methodology Preview:Position titles and range numbers are sourced from the City of Modesto's 2025-2026 Alphabetical Listing of Classifications. Salary, benefit, and pension figures shown here are illustrative — production data populated from City HRIS, CalPERS valuation, and current MOUs at engagement award.

HSG Methodology Demo

City of Modesto · INF-RFP-00096

Total Compensation

Total compensation stack — by classification

Each bar shows the City's full employer cost per filled position: base salary + cash supplements + certification pay + auto allowance + PERS employer contribution + medical/dental/vision. This is the lens the Modesto RFP scopes — total comp, not just base.

Avg. total cost / FTE (sample)

$256,670

Benefits as % of total comp

38%

Classifications shown

19

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Why this view?

The Modesto RFP §SCOPE explicitly lists base salary, cash supplements, certification pay, auto allowance, PERS retirement, and medical benefits as the components of the total compensation analysis. Most studies stop at base salary. This stack shows what the City actually spends per filled position — the number that drives MOU negotiations and budget.

Police comp asymmetry

Sworn classifications carry CalPERS Safety pension (3% @ 50 Classic / 2.7% @ 57 PEPRA) at materially higher employer cost than Misc tiers. Add POST cert pay, education incentive, and specialty pays, and a Police Officer's total cost can exceed comparable Misc managerial roles even before sergeant-level base.

Figures illustrative. Production data populated from Modesto HRIS, CalPERS valuation, health benefit rates, and current MOUs at engagement award.