Salary benchmarking and introduction of enhanced salary bands

• Digital Service required benchmarks for very different ecosystems: the private sector market and the TVöD, to ensure a market-oriented and, as a federal company, a responsible salary system.
• With approximately 150 employees subject to a uniform salary band, a more explicit representation of different salary levels based on functions was required.
• To ensure alignment with the principles of efficiency, competitiveness, fairness, and comparability in new hires and salary adjustments, a review and potential expansion of the salary band based on market data was necessary.

• Selecting the right external benchmark provider
• Developing a new level/grading structure
• Benchmarking with the private sector and the TVöD
• Creation and implementation of a new salary structure with salary bands based on grading levels

The salary benchmark helps Digital Service, as a federal company, achieve the following goals:

• Ensuring a fair salary structure, presenting expected hiring salaries and salary development for Digital Service roles based on external data.
• Assessing competitiveness in the Berlin job market to attract and retain qualified employees.