Y-rating, Y-rated.
San José Municipal Code § 3.04.400
in effect3.04.400 - Y-rating, Y-rated.
A. "Y-rating" is the practice of temporarily paying an employee at the salary rate he/she received while formerly holding a position in a higher class. Y-rating shall be authorized by the director when a position has been downgraded (reallocated to a different class with a lower salary range).
B. When a position is downgraded, if there is no salary rate available in the new class that is equal to the rate for the former class, the employee may continue to be paid the salary rate he/she received in the former class. The employee who is Y-rated will continue to receive this rate from the former class until the maximum salary rate for the new class is raised to an amount higher than the rate received from the former class. At that time, the Y-rating status will end and the employee will be paid the higher rate established for the new class.
(Prior code § 2002.23; Ords. 18299, 26850.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3PE_IPERE_CH3.04CISERU_PT2DE_3.04.400TITEFetched: 11/1/2026