I'm currently fighting this. The benchmark for my team is 10-15% lower than just our area. And 30-40% lower than the nation. And it's because we get lumped in with lower skilled titles because of the title scheme on our campus.
I can't get any traction with admin or HR, and we're both hemorrhaging people and can't bring in qualified new candidates.
I just went through this last week and the trick was getting my finance director to tell HR that she approved the higher amount I wanted to offer. HR will play games with your budget until you take the excuse away.
I can't get any traction with admin or HR, and we're both hemorrhaging people and can't bring in qualified new candidates.
It's very frustrating.