Missouri state employees counting on seeing a big raise in their February paychecks may be disappointed, as lawmakers fiddle with a $5.4 billion spending bill pushed by Gov. Mike Parson.
When the Republican governor in December proposed a 5.5 percent pay raise for all state workers, he said he wanted it in effect by Feb. 1. But a week to go before that deadline, the supplemental spending bill that includes the raises has yet to come to a vote in the House Budget Committee, the first of many steps before it reaches Parson’s desk.
The bill received a public hearing on Jan. 10. Committee Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage, said Monday that he’s trying to work through issues dividing Republicans, including whether every employee should get the raise.
“There are a range of opinions about how we implement a pay plan increase, with one view that we do targeted increases,” Smith said. “The other view is that all state employees should get a raise at the same time. We have a spectrum of opinion in the caucus.”
Republicans are also divided over whether Parson’s proposal for a $15-an-hour base pay for all state jobs should be approved, Smith said.
The state minimum wage for private employers is $11.15 an hour as of Jan. 1 and will increase to $12 an hour on Jan. 1, 2023. The $15 base rate for state employees is intended to attract workers to jobs in mental health facilities,...
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