Compensation Analyst

Full Salary Ranges: $80,925 - $117,340
Anticipated Hiring Ranges: $95,000 - $105,000

Why Do I See Two Salary Ranges?
The City of Greeley, in compliance with Colorado state law, includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law improves wage transparency. We post both the full salary range and the anticipated hiring range, where we expect to make an offer. Offers are based on experience, education, certifications, and other factors.

City of Greeley's Total Rewards
The City offers a robust benefits package, including health and wellness, retirement savings, and discounted Greeley facilities access.

Benefits:
This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here.

Hiring Process & Timeline
This posting will close on May 10, 2026. Qualified candidates may be invited to complete a 1st round interview via the Braintrust AI interview platform by May 15, 2026.

Job Summary:

The Compensation Analyst is responsible for maintaining and administering the employee compensation program to ensure competitive and equitable pay structures within the City of Greeley. This role involves conducting market research and salary benchmarking, evaluating job descriptions, preparing compensation reports, and assisting in the design and implementation of compensation policies. The Compensation Analyst collaborates with other functions and teams across Human Resources and the City on compensation and position control related tasks and projects. This position reports to the Deputy Director of Human Resources.

Experience, Education, and Skills:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, human resource management, or related field.
• Three to five (3-5) years of experience in compensation, total rewards, HR systems and data analytics, business intelligence, or related field.
• Two (2) years of direct compensation analysis experience.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

OR

Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

Preferred:

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification.
• Experience working for a municipality or other public sector organization.
• Experience working with Oracle HRIS platform.
• Experience using Payfactors for market pricing and compensation analysis.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong foundational knowledge of compensation principles and practices, with demonstrated experience in pricing jobs and conducting comprehensive market studies.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex data clearly to diverse audiences.
• Ability to interpret policies, regulations, and compensation data in a public sector context.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply the city's personnel rules and regulations, city policies, FLSA, DOL, and other applicable laws and regulations as they relate to compensation practices and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge of human resource processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge of salary surveys and pay studies.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and intermediate knowledge of other Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement, and manage competing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and teams.
• Ability to network with other compensation and human resources professionals outside of the organization to collaborate and share information and best practices.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts market pricing and benchmarking using salary surveys and public sector data to evaluate positions and ensure competitive pay practices.
• Participates in salary surveys, as requested, by collecting, validating, and submitting job and pay data; analyzes survey results to support market benchmarking and inform compensation recommendations.
• Supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of classification structures, pay plans, citywide increases, and other assigned projects.
• Analyzes compensation data to identify trends, compression issues, and pay equity considerations.
• Partners with HR staff and department leaders to provide recommendations on compensation and position control related actions, such as new hire offers, promotion requests, new position requests, title changes, reclassifications, equity adjustments, and more.
• Maintains and audits compensation and classification data within the HRIS system to ensure accurate and compliant records.
• Prepares reports, analyses, and presentations for leadership, City Council, and other stakeholders, as requested.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as City policies and municipal regulations. Monitors news and professional organizations for compensation related changes that could affect the City.
• Participates in classification and compensation studies, job evaluations, and organizational reviews.
• Responds to requests for information on compensation and job-related matters.
• Supports special projects and initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Not provided.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Work Environment

• Position requires extensive time at a computer performing research, and drafting documents and email communications

• This is primarily a sedentary position with business conducted in an office setting

• Office environment with travel to and appearance in meetings and other formal environments

• Busy office activity with frequent inflexible deadlines

• May be required to drive personal vehicle for business purposes

Physical Requirements

• Position requires extensive time at a computer performing legal research, and drafting documents and email communications

• Vision enough to interpret computer screens and documents to assist the public and complete work assignments; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

• Manual dexterity enough to accurately input, retrieve and verify work assignments; employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms

EOE Statement: The City of Greeley provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting.  Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: HR@Greeleygov.com .

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE.