Wage Scales

DENVER NEWSPAPER AGENCY
WAGE SCALES EFFECTIVE 01/30/11

Operations and Production Positions
1. Paperhandler

Paperhandler

Start

6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon
10/05/08 607 689 793 878
03/15/09 569 646 739 819
11/22/09 550 627 720 800
01/30/11 550 627 720 800
Wage is not subject to “snap back” agreement.

3. Maintenance Mechanics

Building Maintenance Mechanic

Start

2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 677 720 815 988 1017 1093
03/15/09 635 675 760 914 941 1011
01/30/11 654 696 785 948 976 1048

4. Machinist

Machinist (includes former production maintenance mechanics)

Start

2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 677 720 815 988 1017 1119
03/15/09 635 675 760 914 941 1035
01/30/11 654 696 785 948 976 1073

5. Electrical and Electronic Maintenance I

Electrician I

4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 904 959 1146
03/15/09 843 894 1060
01/30/11 871 924 1099

6. Electrical and Electronic Maintenance II

Electrician II

4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 1031 1104 1181
03/15/09 954 1021 1092
01/30/11 989 1059 1133

7. Electrical and Electronic Maintenance III

Electrician III

5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 1251 1332
03/15/09 1157 1232
01/30/11 1200 1278

Administrative, Business Office, Finance Positions
9. Administrative Aide VI

Junior Clerk, Intermediate Typist Clerk, Intermediate Clerk I, Data Entry Clerk, Mailroom Clerk

Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42 Mon
10/05/08 461 498 529 574 606
03/15/09 432 467 496 538 568
01/30/11 445 481 511 554 585

10. Administrative Aide V

Intermediate Clerk II-Retention, Paperchecker Assistant (PT)

Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon
10/05/08 514 553 589 648
03/15/09 482 518 552 608
01/30/11 497 534 569 626

11. Administrative Aide IV

Advertising Receptionist, Dispatch Clerk, Lead Clerk, Classified Advertising Clerk/Secretary, Classified Auto/Recruitment Advertising Clerk, Classified Real Estate Advertising Clerk

Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon
10/05/08 531 581 624 649 670
03/15/09 498 545 585 608 628
01/30/11 513 561 603 627 647

12. Administrative Aide III

Advertising Accounting Senior Clerk, Purchasing Department Senior Clerk, CIS System Clerk, Credit Clerk Assistant, Circulation Administration Clerk, Circulation Data Clerk, Multilith Operator, Information Services Telephone Systems Assistant, NIE Clerk, Circulation Single Copy Clerk, Operations Production Maintenance Clerk, Shipping & Receiving Clerk, State Circulation Data Clerk

Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon
10/05/08 567 609 659 678 712
03/15/09 532 571 618 636 668
01/30/11 548 588 637 655 688

13. Administrative Aide II
Senior Clerk, Circulation Marketing Clerk, NIE Coordinator, Production Maintenance Clerk
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon 48  Mon
10/05/08 586 625 665 710 758
03/15/09 549 586 623 666 711
01/30/11 566 604 642 686 732

14A. Administrative Aide I (A)

Assistant Dispatch Supervisor, Secretary, Transient Collector, Billing System Coordinator, Circulation Metro Home Delivery Clerk, Circulation Promotions Clerk/Secretary, Circulation Single Copy Clerk/Secretary, State Circulation Clerk/Secretary

Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon
10/05/08 612 655 696 741 791
03/15/09 574 614 653 695 738
01/30/11 591 633 672 716 762

14B. Administrative Aide I (B)

Senior Accounting Clerk, Accounts Payable Clerk, Circulation Accounting Clerk, Payroll Clerk

Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon
10/05/08 647 696 741 795 841
03/15/09 607 653 695 741 784
01/30/11 625 672 716 766 810

14C. Administrative Aide I (C)

Advertising Accounting Clerk, Circulation Sales & Marketing Coordinator, Payroll Specialist, Buyer, Advertising Customer Service Representative, Principal Clerk, Research Assistant, Brand Assistant, Customer Service Credit Clerk, Commercial Collector, Senior Research Analyst, Promotions/Community Relations Assistant, Research/Marketing Analyst, Marketing Data Specialist

Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon* 42  Mon
10/05/08 687 740 791 832 889
03/15/09 644 694 738 776 829
01/30/11 664 715 762 801 856

14D. Administrative Aide I (D)

Systems Coordinator

Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon* 42  Mon
10/05/08 771 826 877 933 995
03/15/09 719 770 818 870 920
01/30/11 743 796 845 899 954

Circulation Positions

19. PBX Operator
PBX Operator
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon 48  Mon
10/05/08 531 560 602 646 682
03/15/09 498 525 564 606 639
01/30/11 513 541 582 624 659

25. Customer Service Associate Part Time 
Customer Service Associate
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon* 42  Mon 48  Mon
10/05/08 483 525 562 678 710
03/15/09 453 492 527 636 666
11/22/09 449 488 523 632 662
01/30/11 449 488 523 632 662
* Wage scale is not subject to snapback agreement unless outsourcing occurs. See Memorandum #11

26. Inside Circulation Support
Circulation Customer Service Billing Specialist, Circulation OPU Clerk, Circulation OPU Vendor Clerk
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon* 42  Mon 48  Mon
10/05/08 567 609 659 678 710
03/15/09 532 571 618 636 666
01/30/11 548 588 637 655 686

26A. Customer Service Representative Full Time
Circulation Customer Service Representative
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon 48  Mon
10/05/08 567 609 659 678 710
03/15/09 532 571 618 636 666
11/22/09 528 567 614 632 662
01/30/11 528 567 614 632 662
Wage scale is not subject to snapback agreement unless outsourcing occurs. See Memorandum #11

27. Circulation Customer Service Coordinator 
Circulation Customer Service Coordinator 
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon
10/05/08 687 726 753 803
03/15/09 644 681 706 749
01/30/11 664 701 727 774

28. District Manager
District Manager
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon
10/05/08 749 826 913 1025 1224
03/15/09 702 770 851 948 1132
01/30/11 724 796 880 983 1174

29A. Single Copy Sales Representative
Single Copy Sales Representative
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42  Mon
10/05/08 699 761 824 879 950
03/15/09 655 713 768 820 886
01/30/11 675 735 794 847 915

29B. Single Copy Sales Representative
Single Copy Sales Representative*

* See Memorandum of Agreement No. 3 for list of names to whom this classification applies. See pay scale 28.


30. Assistant Circulation Representatives
Assistant District Manager, Assistant Single Copy Sales Representative
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon
10/05/08 669 697 749 779
03/15/09 627 653 702 726
01/30/11 646 673 724 750

31. Street Circulator and Single Copy Returns Handler
Single Copy Returns Handler, Street Circulator*
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon
10/05/08 615 652 679 854
03/15/09 577 611 637 796
01/30/11 594 630 656 823

* See Memorandum of Agreement No. 2


32. Vending Machine Mechanic
Vending Machine Mechanic
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon
10/05/08 669 697 749 779
03/15/09 627 653 702 726
01/30/11 646 673 724 750

Advertising, Marketing and Pre-Publishing Positions

33. Classified Advertising Sales Specialist
Sales Specialist
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42 Mon 48 Mon
10/05/08 534 576 607 651 670
03/15/09 501 540 569 610 628
01/30/11 516 556 586 629 647

33B. Front Counter Cash Clerk
Front Counter Cash Clerk
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42 Mon 48 Mon
10/05/08 586 632 668 720 743
03/15/09 549 593 626 675 697
01/30/11 566 611 645 696 718

34. Classified Advertising Contract Sales
Inside Account Executive
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42 Mon
10/05/08 612 655 696 741 791
03/15/09 574 614 653 695 742
01/30/11 591 633 672 716 762

36. Sales Assistant (Former Senior Sales Clerk)
Sales Assistant
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42 Mon
10/05/08 612 655 696 741 791
03/15/09 574 614 653 695 738
01/30/11 591 633 672 716 762

*But see Memorandum of Agreement No. 6 and No. 7


37. Advertising Lead Clerks
Classified Lead Clerk, Classified Real Estate Advertising Clerk/Secretary, Classified Recruitment Advertising Clerk/Secretary 
Start 6 Mon 12 Mon 18 Mon 24 Mon 30 Mon 36 Mon 42 Mon 48 Mon
10/05/08 567 609 659 678 710
03/15/09 532 571 618 636 666
01/30/11 548 588 673 655 686

38. Sales Assistant Grandfathered)
*Sales Assistant, Advertising Operations Specialist
42 Mon
10/05/08 920
03/15/09 858
01/30/11 886
*Scale for incumbents in the job title as of 10/7/07. See Memorandum of Agreement No. 7 for named incumbents

38C. Media Sales Coordinator
Media Sales Coordinator
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr.
11/22/09 753 776 799
01/30/11 753 776 799

New position with no wage restoration available


39. Grandfathered Employees
Internet Producer, Incumbents named in Memorandum of Agreements No. 6 and No. 8
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 739 803 872 967 1062 1292
03/15/09 693 749 813 894 982 1195
01/30/11 714 774 840 928 1019 1239

39B. Advertising Account Executive
Advertising Account Executive
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr.
10/05/08 832 857 883
03/15/09 776 799 823
11/22/09 776 799 823
01/30/11 802 825 850

Employees hired after 11/22/09 are not eligible for snap back to 10/05/08 scales
Also, see Memorandum of Agreement No. 8 for named incumbents paid at wage scale 39 rates.


39C. Project Manager
Project Manager
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 875 901 928 956 985
03/15/09 816 840 865 891 911
01/30/11 843 868 894 921 945

See Memorandum of Agreement No. 8 for named incumbents.


39D. Advertising Account Manager
Advertising Account Manager
Start
11/22/09 1058
01/30/11 1058

Employees hired after 11/22/09 are not eligible for wage restoration. All others, see Memo No. 8.


40. Promotion/Public Relations Coordinator
Promotion/Public Relations Coordinator, Special Events Coordinator, Special Sections Coordinator
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 765 834 898 991 1083 1297
03/15/09 717 778 837 917 1002 1200
01/31/11 739 803 865 951 1039 1244

41. Special Sections Editor/Creative Services
Special Sections Editor
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 903 942 976 1010 1108 1306
03/15/09 842 878 903 934 1025 1208
01/30/11 870 907 936 969 1063 1253

46. Designer, Copywriter
*Designer, Advertising Page Designer, Copywriter, Rich Media/Digital Design Specialist
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
10/05/08 813 874 940 979 1019 1062
03/15/09 758 815 877 906 943 982
01/30/11 783 842 906 939 977 1019

Employees in the listed positions prior to 10/07/07 see Memo No. 8 and pay scale 39.


47. Publication Producer
Publication Producer, Insert Operations Manager
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr.
10/05/08 805 885 912 941 970
03/15/09 751 825 850 877 897
01/30/11 775 853 879 906 930

Employees in the listed positions prior to 10/07/07 see Memo No. 6, pay scale 49 and Memo No. 8 pay scale 39.


48. Production Specialist
Production Specialist
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr.
10/05/08 967 1007 1038 1071
03/15/09 894 931 960 990
01/30/11 928 966 996 1027

49. Prepress Employee
Prepress Employee
Start
10/05/08 1046
03/15/09 968
01/30/11 1003

*Minimum 40 hour Scale for employees previously covered by the ITU-CWA


50. Add Trafficker/Product Analyst
Digital Ad Trafficker, Digital Pro
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr.
02/02/10 872 967 1062
01/30/11 872 967 1062

New position with no wage restoration available


51. Jr. Producer/Developer
Jr. Technical Producer, Jr. Software Developer
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr.
02/02/10 674 770 866
01/30/11 674 770 866

New position with no wage restoration available


52. Producer/Developer
Technical Producer, Software Developer
Minimum Salary
02/02/10 50,000
01/30/11 50,000

New position with no wage restoration available


53. Sr. Producer/Developer
Sr. Technical Producer, Sr. Software Developer
Minimum Salary
02/02/10 70,000
01/30/11 70,000

New position with no wage restoration available


54. Technician Trainee
Technician Trainee
Start 2nd Yr.
10/05/08 878 987
03/15/09 812 914
01/30/11 842 947

Rate is 80% and 90% of Technician scale


55. Technician
Technician
Start
10/05/08 1097
03/15/09 1015
01/30/11 1052

56. Digital Analyst
Digital Analyst
Start 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. 5th Yr. 6th Yr.
06/23/10 773 816 855 962 1041 1152
01/30/11 773 816 855 962 1041 1152

New position with no wage restoration available


57. Information Technology Specialists
Telecom Specialist, Macintosh Specialist, Sr. Software Engineer, Systems Editor, Network specialist, Network Services Manager*, Special Projects Manager*
Minimum Salary
10/05/08 59,896
03/15/09 55,419
01/30/11 57,463

Wage restoration based on each individual’s salary. *Named incumbents, see Memo 12


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