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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.

​​​​​Actions You Can Take

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Request a Review

The Employee Request for Internal Salary Assessment​​ form​ may be used to request a review from your agency's human resources department.

File a Review Appeal

The Employee Equal Pay Appeal form​​ may be used to file an appeal of a equal pay analysis conducted by your agency's human resources department.

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Policies & Collective Bargaining Agreements​

Represented Employees

Please refer to the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement​

Management, Unclassified and Unrepresented Employees

Please refer to:

​​​CHRO DAS Unscheduled Equal Pay Agency HR Request Smartsheet Form

Agency HR offices will submit unscheduled Equal Pay adjustment requests using the Smartsheet tool below. Please complete and submit this form with a copy of the Equal Pay tool and the employee's internal request assessment form, and any additional relevant documentation.

CHRO DAS Agency HR Approval Request for Unscheduled Equal Pay Adjustment

Agency Equal Pay Analysis Form

Agency HR offices may complete and attach this form as additional documentation for the Unscheduled Equal Pay Request submission on the Smartsheet tool.

Agency Equal Pay​ Analysis Form​​​​


Desk Guides

Equal Pay Assessments are now completed for temporary work out of class (WOC) and underfill assignments to help determine the appropriate differential pay. The desk guides below provide step-by-step instructions for completing the Equal Pay assessments for each type of assignment.

Work-Out-of-Class (WOC) Desk Guide​

Underfill Desk Guide​

2025 Equal Pay Tool Training

​Please follow the link below for a recorded version of the Equal Pay​ Tool presentation by DAS Classification & Compensation. This training is intended for HR office staff.

CHRO - 2025 Equal Pay Analysis Methodology and Equal Pay Tool​​​

​​If you have experienced one of the situations listed above, you may use the Employee Pay Assessment form​  to request a review. Contact your agency HR office for additional guidance.​

​You can appeal to your agency HR's EPA determination by submitting a request to DAS Chief Human Resources Office (CHRO). EPA appeals must be submitted through the Equal Pay Appeal Portal​​​ within 30 days of the date your agency HR provided you with their determination.

The DAS Equal Pay Appeal procedures have no impact on your right to submit a claim to the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) or pursuing other legal recourse. See the BOLI Equal Pay Webpage for more information. ​


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.”



Quick Links

Equal Pay Main Page >

Equal Pay FAQs

Contact Us

chro.equalpay@das.oregon.gov