Employee Pay Assessments Resources

When Agencies Complete Employee Pay Assessments (EPA)

EPAs are completed by agency human resources (HR) offices to determine pay when you are hired and following certain job changes. Agencies complete the EPA using the Oregon State Step Calculator to apply credit for:  

• Seniority – Time in your current job. You receive 1:1 credit (1 year experience = 1 year credit) for time spent in the classification.
• Education – An experience equivalent is given for the highest degree you have received (associate, bachelor, master, educational specialist, or doctoral).
• Relevant Prior Experience– You receive credit for past experience, tasks, and duties relevant to your job in terms of skills or knowledge required. It does not necessarily mean you must have worked in the exact role or had the same job title before. Volunteer experience, internships, practicums, and residency may also be relevant experience used to determine compensation. You receive 2:1 credit (two years of experience = 1 year of credit) for relevant prior experience. 

Additional information on the EPA process and Oregon State Step Calculator is available in the Equal Pay FAQs.

Assessment Resources

When to Request an EPA

You may request a pay assessment when new, substantive information is available that was not considered in the most recent review, such as:

• A new degree earned after the last assessment.
• Previously overlooked experience that existed at the time of the last assessment but was unintentionally omitted.
• Documented errors in the prior assessment.

 
Since policy and collective bargaining agreements (CBA) may impact EPA processes, it's recommended that you review the Pay Practice Policy 20.005.10 or your Collective Bargaining Agreements to determine if there are other EPA processes that apply to you.

Most recent updates to this page were made on May 4, 2026.

Employee Pay Assessment Contacts

If you have any questions or wish to request a EPA, you can use this table to find the appropriate contact for your agency. If you do not see your agency listed, you can find your compensation partner in your Workday profile.

In Workday: Click your picture icon in the upper right-hand corner > select View Profile > select Actions from the left side of your profile > scroll down to Security Profile > select View Support Roles. You can reach out to the person(s) under “Compensation Partner.”