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Law Enforcement Wage Survey Data
| State | Department | Agency Type | No. of Sworn Employees | No. of Rank-and-File Employees | No. of First-Line Supervisors | No. of Non-Sworn Employees | Population Served | Entry Wage | Top-Step Wage | Years to Top-Step | Top-Step Sergeant Wage | Top-Step Lieutenant Wage | Top-Step Captain Wage | 2-Year Education Incentive | 2-Year % or $ | 2-Year Amount % | 2-Year Amount $ | 4-Year Education Incentive | 4-Year % or $ | 4-Year Amount % | 4-Year Amount $ | Intermediate POST Incentive | Intermediate POST % or $ | Intermediate POST Amount % | Intermediate POST Amount $ | Advanced POST Incentive | Advanced POST % or $ | Advanced POST Amount % | Advanced POST Amount $ | Longevity Pay | Longevity % or $ | Longevity 5 Years % | Longevity 5 Years $ | Longevity 10 Years % | Longevity 10 Years $ | Longevity 15 Years % | Longevity 15 Years $ | Longevity 20 Years % | Longevity 20 Years $ | Employer Insurance Contribution | Employee Insurance Contribution | Employer Pension Contribution | Employee Pension Contribution | Employer Pension Match | Employer Match % or $ | Employer Match Amount % | Employer Match Amount $ | Agency Has Collective Bargaining | No. Budgeted Positions | Recruitment Rating (1-10) | Retention Rating (1-10) | Lateral Entry Program | Morale Rating (1-10) | |
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| wdt_ID | State | Department | Agency Type | No. of Sworn Employees | No. of Rank-and-File Employees | No. of First-Line Supervisors | No. of Non-Sworn Employees | Population Served | Entry Wage | Top-Step Wage | Years to Top-Step | Top-Step Sergeant Wage | Top-Step Lieutenant Wage | Top-Step Captain Wage | 2-Year Education Incentive | 2-Year % or $ | 2-Year Amount % | 2-Year Amount $ | 4-Year Education Incentive | 4-Year % or $ | 4-Year Amount % | 4-Year Amount $ | Intermediate POST Incentive | Intermediate POST % or $ | Intermediate POST Amount % | Intermediate POST Amount $ | Advanced POST Incentive | Advanced POST % or $ | Advanced POST Amount % | Advanced POST Amount $ | Longevity Pay | Longevity % or $ | Longevity 5 Years % | Longevity 5 Years $ | Longevity 10 Years % | Longevity 10 Years $ | Longevity 15 Years % | Longevity 15 Years $ | Longevity 20 Years % | Longevity 20 Years $ | Employer Insurance Contribution | Employee Insurance Contribution | Employer Pension Contribution | Employee Pension Contribution | Employer Pension Match | Employer Match % or $ | Employer Match Amount % | Employer Match Amount $ | Agency Has Collective Bargaining | No. Budgeted Positions | Recruitment Rating (1-10) | Retention Rating (1-10) | Lateral Entry Program | Morale Rating (1-10) |
| 1 | NY | Syracuse Police Department | Municipal police department | 378 | 53 | 76 | 421,000 | 4,485.00 | 6,680.00 | 5 | 8,150.00 | 9,066.00 | 9,925.00 | Yes | Percentage | 1.50 | Yes | Percentage | 3 | No | No | Yes | Dollar amount | Yes | 619.00 | 10 | 10 | Yes | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | CA | Sacramento Police Department | Municipal police department | 769 | 636 | 94 | 357 | 525,041 | 6,434.93 | 8,623.43 | 6 | 10,434.35 | 15,151.28 | 17,423.97 | No | Yes | Percentage | 5 | Yes | Percentage | 5 | Yes | Percentage | 8 | Yes | Dollar amount | 8.33 | 1,777.00 | 444.26 | 19.05 | 9 | No | Yes | 1,126.96 | 6 | 3 | Yes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | TX | Laredo Police Department | Municipal police department | 530 | 418 | 48 | 98 | 329,000 | 5,156.67 | 7,068.53 | 10 | 7,988.93 | 8,843.47 | 9,808.93 | Yes | Dollar amount | 100 | Yes | Dollar amount | 150 | Yes | Dollar amount | 175 | Yes | Dollar amount | 225 | Yes | Dollar amount | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100.00 | 272.69 | 272.69 | 20.75 | 7 | No | Yes | 653.00 | 1 | 1 | No | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | NJ | Newark Police Department | Municipal police department | 1,038 | 820 | 109 | 270,000 | 4,538.36 | 8,830.00 | 10 | 8,898.00 | 9,837.00 | 10,920.00 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Percentage | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2,686.00 | 940.00 | 15.00 | Yes | 1,400.00 | 8 | 8 | Yes | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NJ | Cherry Hill Police Department | Municipal police department | 134 | 104 | 30 | 20 | 77,000 | 3,876.00 | 9,002.33 | 8 | 11,278.42 | 12,055.08 | 13,031.25 | No | No | No | No | No | 1,334.18 | 718.40 | 10 | No | Yes | 134.00 | 7 | 5 | No | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | WA | Lacey Police Department | Municipal police department | 63 | 80 | 9 | 15 | 58,000 | 6,403.96 | 8,348.51 | 5 | 9,585.18 | 12,284.83 | Yes | Percentage | 3.00 | Yes | Percentage | 5 | No | No | Yes | Percentage | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 199.75 | 700.00 | 1,200 | No | Yes | 64.00 | 3 | 1 | Yes | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | TX | Frisco Police Department | Municipal police department | 233 | 166 | 28 | 188,387 | 6,475.02 | 7,469.35 | 6 | 8,912.84 | 10,128.86 | 11,510.83 | Yes | Dollar amount | 50 | Yes | Dollar amount | 150 | Yes | Dollar amount | 50 | Yes | Dollar amount | 80 | Yes | Dollar amount | 188 | 428 | 668 | 908.00 | Don’t know | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | OR | Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office | County Sheriff’s office (patrol deputies) | 109 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 815,428 | 5,621.20 | 7,042.53 | 6 | 8,723.87 | 12,277.29 | 14,687.34 | No | Yes | Percentage | 1 | Yes | Percentage | 5 | Yes | Percentage | 10 | Yes | Percentage | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2,386.26 | 1,497.36 | 6.00 | 0 | Yes | Percentage of salary | 6 | Yes | 5 | 3 | No | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | MI | Midland County Sheriff’s Office | County Sheriff’s office (patrol deputies) | 35 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 75,000 | 3,822.00 | 5,435.00 | 4 | 5,915.00 | 6,402.00 | 6,794.00 | Yes | Dollar amount | 450 | Yes | Dollar amount | 650 | No | No | No | 18,000.00 | 600.00 | 6.00 | 6 | No | Yes | 60.00 | 5 | 8 | No | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | IL | Elgin Police Department | Municipal police department | 184 | 150 | 22 | 35 | 114,000 | 6,471.00 | 8,896.00 | 5 | 10,361.00 | 11,423.00 | 12,594.00 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Percentage | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 10.00 | 10 | No | Yes | 184.00 | 10 | 8 | No | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | MT | Billings Police Department | Municipal police department | 170 | 139 | 20 | 28 | 117,116 | 5,113.33 | 7,056.40 | 20 | 8,309.12 | 9,118.73 | 10,066.35 | Yes | Dollar amount | 50 | Yes | Dollar amount | 100 | Yes | Dollar amount | 1,000 | Yes | Dollar amount | 2,000 | No | 846.00 | 473.40 | 14.41 | 9 | No | Yes | 177.00 | 6 | 3 | No | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | WA | Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office | County Sheriff’s office (patrol deputies) | 280 | 240 | 39 | 300 | 770,000 | 5,555.00 | 7,275.00 | 4 | 8,428.00 | 11,234.00 | 13,312.00 | Yes | Percentage | 3.50 | Yes | Percentage | 7 | No | No | Yes | Percentage | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 393.00 | No | Yes | 9 | 8 | Yes | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | NY | Rochester Police Department | Municipal police department | 654 | 436 | 90 | 114 | 210,000 | 3,545.84 | 6,191.92 | 4 | 7,089.84 | 8,017.30 | 9,046.62 | Yes | Percentage | 2.00 | Yes | Percentage | 4 | No | No | Yes | Dollar amount | 300 | 800 | 1,300 | 2,300.00 | 17,500.00 | 0.00 | Yes | 726.00 | 8 | 10 | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | TX | Dallas Police Department | Municipal police department | 3,738 | 1,619 | 45 | 650 | 1,300,000 | 5,349.50 | 7,038.75 | 9 | 8,481.92 | 9,362.50 | 10,334.42 | No | Yes | Dollar amount | 300 | Yes | Dollar amount | 50 | Yes | Dollar amount | 400 | Yes | Dollar amount | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80.00 | 518.00 | 657.53 | No | Yes | 1 | 1 | No | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | TX | Austin Police Department | Municipal police department | 1,809 | 1,529 | 189 | 558 | 961,855 | 5,241.00 | 8,509.00 | 16 | 10,110.00 | 11,626.00 | 13,444.00 | Yes | Dollar amount | 100 | Yes | Dollar amount | 220 | Yes | Dollar amount | 100 | Yes | Dollar amount | 150 | Yes | Dollar amount | 45 | 89 | 134 | 178.33 | 1,080.84 | 2,886.96 | 21.00 | 15 | No | Yes | 1,809.00 | 10 | 10 | No | 1 | |||||||||||
| 16 | KS | Topeka Police Department | Municipal police department | 259 | 237 | 40 | 30 | 128,000 | 3,981.00 | 6,643.00 | 18 | 7,493.00 | Yes | Dollar amount | 25 | Yes | Dollar amount | 100 | No | No | No | 1,740.00 | 356.00 | 22.50 | 7 | No | Yes | 299.00 | 10 | 10 | Yes | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | IA | Iowa State Patrol | State police agency (patrol officers) | 355 | 278 | 77 | 25 | 3,190,000 | 4,863.24 | 7,312.72 | 11 | 8,565.72 | 9,429.66 | 10,260.30 | Yes | Percentage | 2.00 | Yes | Percentage | 2 | No | No | Yes | Dollar amount | 50 | 75 | 100.00 | 1,565.82 | 276.32 | 37.00 | 11 | Yes | Dollar amount | 75 | Yes | 400.00 | 10 | 2 | Yes | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | MN | Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center | County Sheriff’s office (corrections officers) | 63 | 8 | 1,289,600 | 4,216.98 | 6,324.93 | 17 | No | No | No | No | No | 1,850.00 | 8.75 | 6 | No | Yes | 63.00 | 10 | 10 | No | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | CA | Riverside County Sheriffs Office | County Sheriff’s office (corrections officers) | 1,658 | 1,930 | 231 | 2,237 | 2,400,000 | 5,622.93 | 8,268.00 | 11 | 12,674.50 | 15,123.07 | 17,570.17 | No | Yes | Percentage | 3 | Yes | Percentage | 7 | Yes | Percentage | 12 | No | 1,200.00 | 35.77 | 9 | No | Yes | 5,004.00 | 5 | 5 | Yes | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | WA | Bellingham Police Department | Municipal police department | 112 | 135 | 16 | 30 | 100,000 | 6,500.00 | 8,200.00 | 5 | 10,200.00 | 11,500.00 | 13,500.00 | Yes | Percentage | 2.50 | Yes | Percentage | 5 | No | No | Yes | Percentage | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 850.00 | 200.00 | 311.00 | 500 | Yes | Percentage of salary | 4.75 | Yes | 128.00 | 10 | 10 | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | AZ | Pima County Deputy Sheriff Association | County Sheriff’s office (patrol deputies) | 501 | 398 | 67 | 381 | 500,000 | 4,113.00 | 5,990.00 | 26 | 7,904.00 | 10,223.00 | 13,376.00 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1,300.00 | 8 | 8 | Yes | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | KY | Lexington Police Department | Municipal police department | 517 | 517 | 68 | 90 | 342,000 | 3,916.66 | 5,833.33 | 15 | 7,500.00 | 10,222.33 | Yes | Dollar amount | 63 | Yes | Dollar amount | 125 | No | No | No | 530.74 | 438.69 | 12.00 | 37 | No | Yes | 639.00 | 9 | 9 | No | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | AZ | Phoenix Police Department | Municipal police department | 2,650 | 2,150 | 200 | 3,000 | 1,700,000 | 6,064.93 | 8,794.93 | 9 | 11,544.00 | 13,939.50 | 17,425.16 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Dollar amount | 0 | 33 | 71 | 173.33 | 1,709.00 | 427.00 | 5,535.00 | 630 | Yes | Percentage of salary | 2.67 | Yes | 3,125.00 | 8 | 7 | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | CA | San Francisco Sheriff’s Office | County Sheriff’s office (patrol deputies) | 950 | 800 | 73 | 150 | 820,000 | 9,000.00 | 10,800.00 | 6 | 13,000.00 | 15,500.00 | 18,000.00 | No | No | Yes | Percentage | 4 | Yes | Percentage | 7 | Yes | Percentage | 2 | 1,400.00 | 61.00 | 24.50 | 13 | No | Yes | 1,050.00 | 10 | 8 | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | TX | San Antonio Police Department | Municipal police department | 2,479 | 2,479 | 248 | 617 | 1,500,000 | 4,706.00 | 6,411.00 | 30 | 7,786.00 | 8,722.00 | 10,007.00 | Yes | Dollar amount | 215 | Yes | Dollar amount | 315 | Yes | Dollar amount | 160 | Yes | Dollar amount | 200 | Yes | Percentage | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1,719.92 | 0.00 | 24.64 | 12 | No | Yes | 2,503.00 | 4 | 6 | No | 3 |