Some departments do not publish their salary steps or they don't offer any steps and rely on COL/market adjustments.  Some departments have steps in between years.

• Example - Plano PD has a step at 18 months but it is not included in this table. 

There are many departments that have a step program but it is uncertain if the steps correspond with years (Step 1 = Year 1, Step 2 = Year 2 or Step 1 = Year 1, Step 2 = Year 3, etc). 

Some department's salary is based on working overtime.

• Example - DPS Troopers pay is based on 50 hour work weeks.
• Example - A few departments work 84 hour pay schedules instead of 80 hours.  They could pay the 4 hours as straight time or overtime.  

I included a section after the 20 year mark to compare the total an officer will make at 5, 10, 15, and 20 years.  This is to help show how much an officer will make if they enter into a department with lateral pay or a sign-on bonus. 

To keep this table simple, only the top out lateral pay will be included since every agency is different. 

• Example - Top lateral pay for Lewisville PD is at 5 years.  So a 3 year experience officer would start at a lower step.

Things to note:

• This is for officer pay and does not include any advancement in rank (Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Chief, etc).
• This table will have starting pay for certified officers only.  Non-certified or pay while in the academy may be lower than what is displayed on this table.  This is to help compare departments more fairly.
• Use the tabs at the bottom of the table for different sorting options.
  
  
  

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