The committee on Tuesday approved pay raises for state workers ranging from 3% to 9%, depending on their pay grades, with the lowest grades getting the highest percentage increases.
Governor of Delaware John C Carney Jr. speaks at the Delaware Memorial Day Ceremony, in New Castle, DE on May 30, 2019. Members of the Delaware legislature’s budget-writing committee began marking up Gov. John Carney’s spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday by approving across-the-board pay raises of up to 9% for state employees.
Public school employees also would receive a 3% raise, with teachers getting an additional 6% pay hike for a total salary increase of 9%.The pay increases approved Tuesday follow pay hikes ranging from 2% to 9% that government workers received this year. The new fiscal year begins July 1. "By continuing to use a sliding scale for raises, we are ensuring all employees receive a raise, but we’re preventing those on the lower end of the pay scale from falling further behind," Carson added, noting the rising costs of goods and services.
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