HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOLA CALCULATION SHEETCalculation of Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
Using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Month of January
Year
American City
and County
Bureau of Labor
Statistics*
Percent Change
From Prior Year
COLA
Adopted
2007 202.416 4.00%
2008 211.080 4.28%2.10%
2009 211.143 0.03%4.30%
2010 216.687 2.63%0.00%
2011 220.223 1.63%3.10%
2012 227.500 226.665 2.93%1.60%
2013 231.200 230.280 1.59%2.90%
2014 234.900 233.916 1.58%2.00%
2015 234.700 233.707 -0.09%1.61%
2016 236.916 1.37%0.00%
2017 239.46 242.839 2.50%1.28%
2018 246.71 247.867 2.07%2.50%
2019 2.07%Recommended
Average 2.11%
9,126,815$
188,971$
Current Annual Salaries
for Full Time Employees
Increase If adopt
Recommended COLA in
Fiscal Year 2019
Approximately 49% of Wages/Benefits in General
Fund