The document provides information on pay differentials for bilingual skills in various US states and agencies. It includes the name of the state or agency, the amount or description of the pay differential, and any requirements to qualify for the differential. Requirements include needing bilingual skills as part of the job description or duties, passing a language proficiency test, and in some cases a minimum percentage of time using bilingual skills on the job. Links to additional documentation on some of the pay differential policies are also provided.

1. State Agency Pay Differential
Arkansas State of Arkansas Up to an additional 10 percent of the
employee's salary.
California State of California Unspecified.
Colorado City of Denver Differential rates vary depending on level
(Denver) of proficiency.
Connecticut Health care/Paraprofessionals $1000.00 a year in four quarterly
installments.
Illinois State of Illinois 5 percent or $100 per month, whichever
is greater, in addition to the employee's
base rate.
Illinois Illinois Federation of Teachers $100.00 per month or 5 percent of
monthly salary, whichever is greater.

2. Maryland Montgomery County Dependent on the required level of
proficiency in the second language (basic
or advanced) and the differential
negotiated through the collective
bargaining process.
Massachusetts State of Massachusetts $40.00 per biweekly pay period.
New York Additional $10 per hour.
New York City of Albany Policy Department 3 percent over base salary.
(APD)
Ohio Department of Administrative 5 percent of the class base pay.
Services
Oklahoma Department of Human Services Up to 10 percent of an employee's
monthly salary for employees paid on a
monthly basis; up to 7.5 percent of an
employee's monthly salary for employees
performing translation duties in a social
services delivery environment.

3. Oregon Oregon Department of Fish and 5 percent of base pay increase
Wildlife
Washington Washington General Service Assignment pay in accordance with
Administrative Policy 18.28 (Items 32
and 33) and the Collective Bargaining
Agreement – WFSE (Section 42.25 and
Appendix K, Item 18). Assignment pay
for dual/multilingual skills is not intended
as pay for additional workload.
Wisconsin Wisconsin Science Professionals An add-on not to exceed $1.00 per hour

4. Requirements
Available to any employee whose
specific job assignment requires the
skill to communicate in a language
other than English, including
American Sign Language, and which
skill is required as a secondary
minimum qualification by the
classification specification for the
position occupied by the employee.
An employee must be employed in a
position that is required to use
bilingual skills on a continuing basis
at least 10 percent of the time. The
employee must have taken and passed
a bilingual fluency test administered
by the State Personnel Board (SPB) or
other SPB approved testing authority.
Differential eligibility begins when
bilingual duties exceed 35 percent of
an employee’s job. Differential is no
longer limited to nonexempt, front-
line employees.
Available to employees whose job
descriptions require the use of sign
language, Braille, or another second
language (e.g., Spanish).
Available to employees whose job
descriptions require the use of sign
language, or which require the
employee to be bilingual. Bilingual
pay will be paid on a percentage scale
based on the Sign Communication
Proficiency Interview (SCPI) test. An
employee would be paid the following
percentages of the bilingual pay
supplement based on the skill level on
the SCPI test: 20 Percent Survival, 40
Percent Survival Plus, 60 Percent
Intermediate, 80 Percent Intermediate
Plus, 100 Percent Advanced.

5. Multilingual pay is related to the
requirements of a position or to a need
in the department for an employee
who can communicate in a specific
language, regardless of the position
that the employee fills. The position
must be identified by the department
as one that requires the use of another
language to provide services; or the
department must have a need for an
employee (in any position) who can
communicate in a specific second
language and the employee has those
skills. An employee must be tested to
demonstrate second language
proficiency. An employee must pass
the test and be certified by the Office
of Human Resources (OHR).
Applies to an employee who is
authorized by their Appointing
Authority or his/her designee to
provide bilingual services as a
significant component of his or her
job.
Available to bilingual service
providers when working with a
consumer who needs bilingual
translation.
Available to Albany Policy
Department (APD) non-bargaining
employees who meet the
qualifications set by the Department
as bilingual in Spanish.
Available to employees who are able
to speak and/or write a language in
addition to English and whose
position requires bilingual skills as
approved by the Department of
Administrative Services.
A skill-based pay adjustment is
available to employees who possess
and use a verifiable skill or skills that
adds value to the agency.

6. Available to any employee required to
use bilingual skills in the performance
of assigned duties. Bilingual skills
mean translation to and from English
to, or interpretation of, another
language or the use of sign language.
These services must be contained in
an employee's individual position
description.
Employee must successfully pass the
required bilingual skills assessment
examination.
Available to employees whose
position description requires the
employee to speak or translate a
language other than English. Add-on
will supplement the employee’s base
pay and will be immediately
discontinued if the employee leaves
the position or if the requirement is
removed from the position
description.

7. Link
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language
%5Fportal/Special Rates of Pay - Arkansas.doc
CA BSP Pay Differential.pdf
City of Denver Pay Differential.pdf
State of Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller MEMORANDUM
NO_ 2003-47.htm
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/080/080003100C04900R
.html
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language%5Fportal/IL
Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.pdf

8. http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language
%5Fportal/Multilingual Guidelines for Montgomery County.doc
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language
%5Fportal/Massachusetts Collective Bargaining Agreement.doc
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language%5Fportal/NY
Office of Children and Family Services.pdf
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language%5Fportal/City
of Albany Pay Differential.pdf
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/Ohio Bilingual Pay Supplement.pdf
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language
%5Fportal/Skill-based pay - Oklahoma.doc

9. http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language
%5Fportal/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Pay Differential.pdf
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language%5Fportal/Dual
Language Assignment Pay Guidance- Washington State.doc
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language
%5Fportal/Wisconsin Science Professionals Pay Differential.pdf