Sheriff'sDepartmentCountyComparisons

CountyName
Brunswick
Buncombe
Cleveland
Craven
Harnett
Henderson
Nash
Polk
Rutherford
Transylvania

Sheriff
Minimum
Actual
$79,484 $115,293
$122,337
$64,764 $101,112
$99,425
$90,043
$
$103,438
$76,430 $106,575
$43,951 $63,654
$68,521 $81,536
$69,691 $78,054

ChiefDeputySheriff
Major
HireRate
AvgSalary HireRate AvgSalary
$69,565 $108,305 $59,646 $84,427
$66,085 $101,036 $66,085 $97,493
$58,986 $85,788
$50,393 $99,476
$60,378 $67,805
$60,882 $85,593 $56,534 $75,190
$60,459 $73,080 $57,690 $66,891
$39,889 $45,131
$56,168 $63,589
$54,604 $65,000

CountyName
Brunswick
Buncombe
Cleveland
Craven
Harnett
Henderson
Nash
Polk
Rutherford
Transylvania

Lieutenant
HireRate AvgSalary
$49,728 $66,248
$48,530 $59,170
$36,294 $44,526
$41,777 $50,890
$48,923 $54,999
$43,930 $59,966
$45,635 $53,573
$32,797 $37,106
$38,667 $53,445
$44,923 $61,500

Sergeant
HireRate
AvgSalary
$43,776 $47,289
$40,733 $47,084
$33,618 $40,572
$38,039 $42,339
$43,119 $51,227
$40,810 $55,848
$39,648 $46,086
$29,749 $34,818
$35,915
$40,746 $46,000

CountyName
Brunswick
Buncombe
Cleveland
Craven
Harnett
Henderson
Nash
Polk
Rutherford
Transylvania

Deputy
DeputyII
HireRate AvgSalary
HireRate
AvgSalary
$37,825 $38,331
$35,663 $41,663
$30,624 $36,084
$33,043 $34,403
$34,933 $39,322
$34,736 $36,067 $35,755 $37,892
$34,847 $38,544 $36,363 $44,651
$28,331 $30,451
$29,440
$35,198 $37,000

*Source:CountySalariesinNorthCarolina2016

Captain
HireRate
AvgSalary
$55,679 $63,549
$55,433 $81,145
$48,082
$51,207
$50,170
$55,048
$39,889
$46,044
$49,528

$63,177
$60,382
$69,407
$61,198
$45,131
$56,555
$61,195

Corporal
Detective/Investigator
HireRate AvgSalary
HireRate
AvgSalary
$39,809 $44,568 $41,792 $43,420
$40,733 $45,708
$34,630
$41,341
$37,939
$

$38,545
$44,442
$42,848
$

$32,518
PatrolShiftSupervisor
HireRate AvgSalary
$48,530 $56,129
$36,924 $44,526
$43,119
$40,810
$
$29,749

$53,005
$50,378
$
$32,837

$49,528 $60,100

$36,293
$41,341
$36,858
$
$29,749
$34,173
$38,806

$39,079
$43,732
$39,062
$
$35,875
$48,000

DetentionCountyComparisons
CountyName
Brunswick
Buncombe
Cleveland
Craven
Harnett
Henderson
Nash
Polk
Rutherford
Transylvania

DetentionAdministrator
HireRate AvgSalary
$55,679 $64,358
$55,433 $81,933
$44,526 $61,800
$48,082 $65,236
$48,923 $61,793
$50,939 $66,950
$55,048 $57,800
$37,967 $45,131
$39,667 $50,227
$49,528 $61,500

DetentionOfficerLevel1 DetentionOfficerLevelII DetentionOfficerLevelIII

HireRate
AvgSalary HireRate AvgSalary
HireRate
AvgSalary
$31,874 $32,740 $33,857 $36,196 $35,841 $36,428
$34,129 $38,481
$28,708
$29,519
$32,261
$29,390
$28,331
$28,014
$33,522

$30,114
$29,519
$32,261
$33,534
$28,905

$31,532
$29,519
$32,739
$32,002

$34,180
$31,103 $29,519 $35,504
$34,133 $33,717 $36,234
$35,338

$30,941 $32,518 $34,173 $35,915

$35,000 $35,198 $36,100 $40,746 $42,000

OtherAgencyComparisons
StartingPay/
Patrol

AshevillePD

BuncombeCo.SO

GreenvilleCo.SO

$17.00/Hr.

$17.15/Hr.

StartingPay
Increases

AutomaticPay PayforTraining
Increases
/Certifications
1time5%bonus
foradvanced
law
enforcement
cert.

StepSystem

Upto4.5%after
6mnths

No

$16.18/Hr. 1.25%forevery
yearofLE
(flexibleupto
experience
20%more)

ShelbyPD

$13.52/Hr.

No

SpartanburgCo.SO

$29,474

IncreasedPayforAssignment

SpecialtyPay

No

SupppayforSWAT&EOD(5%for
unitcommander,4%forteam
leader,3%formembers)/FTOs
getoneextrahourofpayat1.5
foreachdaytheyhaveatrainee

Stipendpay(SERT&K9get$3000
Increaseinpaybyclassification
/yr.andFTOsget$100/mnth.If
assignment
training)

12hr.employeemovedto8hr. FTOsreceive1extrahr.ofpay/
employee(i.e.PatroltoCID) day&K9officersget3extrahrs.
ofpay/week
gets5%increase
Yesincreaseto$34,121for

Detective

SpartanburgPD

$16.04/Hr.

No

No

SERTgets4extrahrs./payperiod
andK9officersget1extrahr./
day(orcanreport1hr.late).
FTOsaccruecomptime.

GreenvillePD

$32,279

Yesincreaseto$33,340for
Detective