Senate Finance Information Request

Dated 1/5/2009

1) What is the total VDOT spend on personnel for the past five fiscal years?

Fiscal Year / Total
(in millions)
2004 / $511.9
2005 / $508.7
2006 / $560.2
2007 / $546.3
2008 / $582.3
Total / $2,709.5

2) Has VDOT provided any salary increases in the past year, besides the increase that all state employees received in November, 2007?

There were nogeneral, across the board increases to all. However, there have been inband adjustments to select individuals. These were for competitive offers, change in duties, internal alignment, new knowledge, skills and abilities,and retention.

3) Has VDOT paid any bonuses to any employees in the past year? If so, please provide a list of all bonuses paid and the source of funds.

Yes. A number of bonuses were paid as follows:

Time Period for Transactions: January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008

Type of Bonus / Number of Bonuses / Total Bonus Amount
Sign On Bonus Totals / 14 / $62,000
Retention Bonus Totals / 12 / $65,864
Change of Duties Bonus Totals / 2 / $13,102
New Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Bonus Totals / 5 / $4,310
Monetary Recognition Award Totals / 304 / $59,494
Total / 337 / $204,770

4) How many new hires has VDOT had in the past year? Please provide a list of positions filled and starting salaries?

VDOT hired 416 staff during the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. The roles and starting salaries are listed below.

New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 2
Admin and Office Spec II / $24,687
Engineering Technician I / $30,000
Engineering Technician I / $31,000
Engineering Technician I / $31,000
Engineering Technician I / $31,000
Engineering Technician I / $31,000
Engineering Technician I / $36,000
Engineering Technician I / $40,000
Transportation Operator II / $35,000
Transportation Operator II / $34,000
Transportation Operator II / $33,000
Transportation Operator II / $36,000
Transportation Operator II / $28,000
Transportation Operator II / $34,000
Transportation Operator II / $29,402
Transportation Operator II / $32,760
Transportation Operator II / $24,594
Transportation Operator II / $33,000
Transportation Operator II / $32,000
Transportation Operator II / $23,284
Transportation Operator II / $31,501
Transportation Operator II / $27,035
Transportation Operator II / $28,080
Transportation Operator II / $30,576
Transportation Operator II / $33,294
Transportation Operator II / $30,000
Transportation Operator II / $27,820
Transportation Operator II / $36,058
Transportation Operator II / $32,342
Transportation Operator II / $29,702
Transportation Operator II / $36,000
Transportation Operator II / $24,000
Transportation Operator II / $30,059
Transportation Operator II / $34,000
Transportation Operator II / $34,684
Transportation Operator II / $39,621
Transportation Operator II / $27,054
Transportation Operator II / $32,000
Transportation Operator II / $34,000
Transportation Operator II / $30,160
Continued New Hires:
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 2
Transportation Operator II / $30,160
Transportation Operator II / $25,000
Transportation Operator II / $31,200
Transportation Operator II / $23,150
Transportation Operator II / $29,120
Transportation Operator II / $34,500
Transportation Operator II / $30,139
Transportation Operator II / $24,398
Transportation Operator II / $39,500
Transportation Operator II / $24,418
Transportation Operator II / $27,560
Transportation Operator II / $22,000
Transportation Operator II / $33,280
Transportation Operator II / $30,139
Transportation Operator II / $32,032
Transportation Operator II / $23,500
Transportation Operator II / $23,500
Transportation Operator II / $30,000
Transportation Operator II / $33,280
Transportation Operator II / $28,080
Transportation Operator II / $33,000
Transportation Operator II / $36,000
Transportation Operator II / $25,116
Transportation Operator II / $29,000
Transportation Operator II / $24,440
Transportation Operator II / $23,083
Transportation Operator II / $28,413
Transportation Operator II / $25,703
Transportation Operator II / $23,083
Transportation Operator II / $41,080
Transportation Operator II / $29,120
Transportation Operator II / $22,100
Transportation Operator II / $34,493
Transportation Operator II / $35,500
Transportation Operator II / $24,419
Transportation Operator II / $24,960
Transportation Operator II / $29,402
Transportation Operator II / $24,398
Transportation Operator II / $26,582
Transportation Operator II / $26,312
Transportation Operator II / $39,500
Transportation Operator II / $29,120
Transportation Operator II / $23,500
Transportation Operator II / $24,321
Transportation Operator II / $36,000
Continued New Hires:
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 2
Transportation Operator II / $24,000
Transportation Operator II / $25,703
Transportation Operator II / $28,600
Transportation Operator II / $28,080
Transportation Operator II / $24,419
Transportation Operator II / $29,125
Transportation Operator II / $24,398
Transportation Operator II / $27,500
Transportation Operator II / $22,100
Transportation Operator II / $24,321
Transportation Operator II / $25,500
Transportation Operator II / $23,500
Transportation Operator II / $24,418
Transportation Operator II / $20,082
Transportation Operator II / $26,312
Transportation Operator II / $25,168
Transportation Operator II / $32,000
Transportation Operator II / $29,900
Transportation Operator II / $39,520
Transportation Operator II / $33,294
Transportation Operator II / $23,500
Transportation Operator II / $29,120
Transportation Operator II / $26,582
Transportation Operator II / $27,560
Transportation Operator II / $30,000
Transportation Operator II / $29,500
Transportation Operator II / $23,920
Transportation Operator II / $30,013
Transportation Operator II / $29,324
Transportation Operator II / $30,000
Transportation Operator II / $24,000
Transportation Operator II / $28,080
Transportation Operator II / $24,502
Transportation Operator II / $28,080
Transportation Operator II / $24,440
Transportation Operator II / $23,417
Transportation Operator II / $30,139
Transportation Operator II / $25,662
Transportation Operator II / $24,960
Transportation Operator II / $24,500
Transportation Operator II / $38,324
Transportation Operator II / $27,040
Transportation Operator II / $36,000
Transportation Operator II / $32,240
Transportation Operator II / $24,418
Continued New Hires:
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 2
Transportation Operator II / $30,615
Transportation Operator II / $37,500
Transportation Operator II / $22,146
Transportation Operator II / $27,872
Transportation Operator II / $33,557
Transportation Operator II / $28,000
Transportation Operator II / $30,888
Transportation Operator II / $30,660
Transportation Operator II / $24,500
Transportation Operator II / $32,890
Transportation Operator II / $24,700
Transportation Operator II / $31,200
Transportation Operator II / $22,473
Transportation Operator II / $24,710
Transportation Operator II / $25,594
Transportation Operator II / $30,000
Transportation Operator II / $24,440
Transportation Operator II / $24,960
Transportation Operator II / $31,650
Transportation Operator II / $33,280
Transportation Operator II / $24,960
Transportation Operator II / $33,176
Transportation Operator II / $28,080
Transportation Operator II / $34,086
Transportation Operator II / $29,000
Transportation Operator II / $28,080
Transportation Operator II / $24,000
Transportation Operator II / $30,160
Transportation Operator II / $30,000
Transportation Operator II / $24,500
Transportation Operator II / $39,500
Transportation Operator II / $25,703
Transportation Operator II / $27,040
Transportation Operator II / $28,000
Transportation Operator II / $28,080
Transportation Operator II / $28,000
Transportation Operator II / $37,308
Transportation Operator II / $26,520
Transportation Operator II / $26,520
Transportation Operator II / $26,520
Transportation Operator II / $26,520
Transportation Operator II / $26,686
Transportation Operator II / $30,000
Transportation Operator II / $29,120
Transportation Operator II / $34,000
Continued New Hires:
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 2
Transportation Operator II / $30,023
Transportation Operator II / $23,500
Transportation Operator II / $24,960
Transportation Operator II / $31,200
Transportation Operator II / $30,139
Transportation Operator II / $27,456
Transportation Operator II / $22,029
Transportation Operator II / $32,000
Transportation Operator II / $30,139
Transportation Operator II / $22,880
Transportation Operator II / $30,000
Transportation Operator II / $26,166
Transportation Operator II / $32,000
Transportation Operator II / $28,800
Transportation Operator II / $33,294
Transportation Operator II / $25,500
Transportation Operator II / $29,852
Transportation Operator II / $28,000
Transportation Operator II / $23,500
Transportation Operator II / $33,280
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Watercraft Operator I / $30,139
207 / Watercraft Operator I / $23,172
Subtotals for Pay Band 2 / 207 Hires in Pay Band 2 / $5,931,518

Continued New Hires:

New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 3
Admin and Office Spec III / $35,000
Admin and Office Spec III / $41,184
Admin and Office Spec III / $39,215
Admin and Office Spec III / $26,500
Admin and Office Spec III / $41,962
Admin and Office Spec III / $33,852
Admin and Office Spec III / $32,604
Admin and Office Spec III / $42,457
Admin and Office Spec III / $42,000
Admin and Office Spec III / $36,750
Admin and Office Spec III / $33,832
Admin and Office Spec III / $26,500
Admin and Office Spec III / $35,693
Admin and Office Spec III / $35,000
Admin and Office Spec III / $37,706
Admin and Office Spec III / $41,908
Admin and Office Spec III / $41,000
Admin and Office Spec III / $46,500
Admin and Office Spec III / $27,500
Electronic Technician I / $26,500
Engineering Technician II / $35,500
Engineering Technician II / $37,500
Engineering Technician II / $38,000
Engineering Technician II / $40,000
Engineering Technician II / $31,200
Engineering Technician II / $45,000
Engineering Technician II / $35,380
Engineering Technician II / $49,255
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $34,278
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $45,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $32,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $40,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $34,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $62,400
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $39,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $33,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $34,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $43,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $44,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $36,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $42,500
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $31,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $38,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $27,000
Continued New Hires:
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 3
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $44,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $35,200
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $38,000
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $44,928
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech I / $43,000
Trades Technician III / $31,833
Trades Technician III / $31,200
Trades Technician III / $45,760
Trades Technician III / $33,700
Trades Technician III / $45,327
Trades Technician III / $35,000
Trades Technician III / $35,982
Transportation Operator III / $33,740
58 / Transport Opertns Manager I / $37,066
Subtotals for Pay Band 3 / 58 Hires in Pay Band 3 / $2,185,412
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 4
Compliance/Safety Officer III / $55,000
Electronic Technician II / $44,777
Electronic Technician II / $44,000
Electronic Technician II / $57,750
Electronic Technician II / $59,400
Engineering Technician III / $52,000
Engineering Technician III / $45,660
Engineering Technician III / $49,593
Engineering Technician III / $47,000
Engineering Technician III / $52,000
Engineering Technician III / $45,800
Engineering Technician III / $45,000
Engineering Technician III / $52,000
Engineering Technician III / $42,000
Engineering Technician III / $46,200
Engineering Technician III / $43,000
Engineering Technician III / $31,352
Engineering Technician III / $35,200
Engineering Technician III / $33,000
Engineering Technician III / $46,000
Engineering Technician III / $33,000
Engineering Technician III / $54,000
Continued New Hires:
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 4
Engineering Technician III / $32,123
Equipmt Serv Repair Tech II / $38,000
Environmental Specialist I / $52,000
Finan Svcs Spec I / $40,000
Finan Svcs Spec I / $54,896
Finan Svcs Spec I / $48,000
Finan Svcs Spec I / $52,000
Finan Svcs Spec I / $38,501
Human Resource Analyst I / $49,000
Info Technology Specialist I / $52,000
Lnd Acq & Prop Mgmt Agent II / $60,814
Lnd Acq & Prop Mgmt Agent II / $60,000
Policy Planning Spcialst I / $45,000
Policy Planning Spcialst I / $36,126
PR & Mktg Spec III / $48,000
PR & Mktg Spec III / $40,000
Procurement Officer I / $45,000
Procurement Officer I / $47,000
Procurement Officer I / $59,013
Procurement Officer I / $59,798
Procurement Officer I / $34,397
Prog Admin Specialist I / $51,904
Prog Admin Specialist I / $48,950
Scientist I / $43,089
Scientist I / $46,000
Scientist I / $43,498
Transport Opertns Manager II / $50,498
Transport Opertns Manager II / $45,434
Transport Opertns Manager II / $53,724
52 / Watercraft Operatns Manager I / $59,291
Subtotals for Pay Band 4 / 52 Hires in Pay Band 4 / $2,447,788

Continued New Hires:

New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 5
Arch/Engring Mgr I / $85,000
Architect/Engineer I / $60,001
Architect/Engineer I / $56,650
Architect/Engineer I / $56,000
Architect/Engineer I / $72,000
Architect/Engineer I / $75,000
Architect/Engineer I / $63,295
Architect/Engineer I / $43,000
Architect/Engineer I / $50,000
Architect/Engineer I / $62,700
Architect/Engineer I / $82,635
Architect/Engineer I / $70,819
Architect/Engineer I / $54,500
Architect/Engineer I / $43,000
Architect/Engineer I / $43,000
Architect/Engineer I / $65,000
Architect/Engineer I / $43,000
Architect/Engineer I / $69,289
Architect/Engineer I / $63,480
Architect/Engineer I / $40,959
Architect/Engineer I / $60,000
Architect/Engineer I / $50,294
Architect/Engineer I / $43,000
Architect/Engineer I / $75,000
Architect/Engineer I / $51,000
Architect/Engineer I / $43,000
Architect/Engineer I / $72,210
Architect/Engineer I / $53,000
Architect/Engineer I / $43,000
Architect/Engineer I / $62,325
Architect/Engineer I / $72,500
Architect/Engineer I / $57,000
Architect/Engineer I / $53,000
Architect/Engineer I / $43,000
Auditor II / $65,000
Engineering Technician IV / $71,500
Engineering Technician IV / $75,000
Engineering Technician IV / $44,786
Engineering Technician IV / $66,000
Engineering Technician IV / $54,050
Engineering Technician IV / $59,000
Financial Services Manager I / $56,809
Financial Services Manager I / $54,912
Financial Services Specialist II / $52,840
Continued New Hires:
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 5
Financial Services Specialist II / $69,950
Gen Admin Manager I / $60,000
Gen Admin Manager I / $70,000
Hist/Arch & Preserv III / $64,000
Human Resource Analyst II / $62,500
Human Resource Analyst II / $62,500
Human Resource Analyst II / $62,000
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $58,000
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $65,000
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $75,850
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $79,433
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $70,000
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $47,500
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $73,500
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $78,000
Policy Planning Spcialst II / $73,500
PR & Mktg Mgr II / $68,970
Procurement Manager II / $67,515
Procurement Officer II / $61,400
Procurement Officer II / $59,800
Prog Admin Manager II / $71,869
Prog Admin Manager II / $70,000
Prog Admin Manager II / $80,880
Prog Admin Specialist II / $75,581
Prog Admin Specialist II / $68,143
Scientist II / $60,950
Trainer Instructor III / $53,920
72 / Trainer Instructor III / $50,000
Subtotals for Pay Band 5 / 72 Hires in Pay Band 5 / $4,438,315

Continued New Hires:

New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 6
Arch/Engring Mgr II / $83,000
Arch/Engring Mgr II / $95,000
Arch/Engring Mgr II / $105,000
Arch/Engring Mgr II / $80,038
Arch/Engring Mgr II / $82,142
Arch/Engring Mgr II / $103,948
Arch/Engring Mgr II / $75,000
Arch/Engring Mgr II / $83,840
Architect/Engineer II / $96,000
Architect/Engineer II / $75,270
Architect/Engineer II / $80,171
Architect/Engineer II / $66,550
Architect/Engineer II / $72,050
Architect/Engineer II / $87,500
Architect/Engineer II / $95,000
Architect/Engineer II / $70,000
Architect/Engineer II / $93,000
Architect/Engineer II / $80,425
Architect/Engineer II / $75,000
Architect/Engineer II / $90,000
Audit Svcs Manager II / $88,000
Financial Services Manager II / $88,400
Lnd Acq & Prop Mgmt Mgr II / $91,186
PR & Mktg Mgr III / $82,909
Prog Admin Specialist III / $72,520
26 / Prog Admin Specialist III / $92,500
Subtotals for Pay Band 6 / 26 Hires in Pay Band 6 / $2,204,449
New Hires / Role / Starting Salary
Pay Band 7
1 / Gen Admin Manager III / $125,149
Subtotals for Pay Band 7 / 1 Hire in Pay Band 7 / $125,149
Total for New Hires / 416 / $17,332,631

5) How many vacant FTE positions does VDOT currently have?

1,125 Vacancies As of January 8, 2009.

All Transactions for January 1, 2008 through December 31, 20081