Some Starkville city workers to get pay raises next year
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – About one-third of Starkville’s city workers are in line for raises next year that will boost their pay to at least $10 an hour.
The Starkville Daily News reported this week that city aldermen unanimously agreed to the graduated pay increases, which range from 1 percent to 6 percent.
The pay hikes will push the city’s lowest-paid full-time employees to above the $10 hourly mark. Employees earning up to $11.50 an hour also will see pay adjustments.
The move affects around 75 employees. The rates will take effect July 1, 2017.
Approval of the pay raises comes after city officials delayed a vote on the issue last year.
