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Compiled by
ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION
940 PELHAM STREET
MONTGOMERY, AL 36104
(334) 269-4328 or 1-800-436-5719
e-mail: apoa1@bellsouth.net
website: www.alabamapeaceofficers.org
357 police departments were contacted, 92 responded
(25.7%)
67 sheriff's departments were contacted, 27 responded (40.3%)
from which the following averages were compiled:
| OVERALL
STATEWIDE RESULTS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS: |
 |
| Average department size
= 42 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| POLICE
OFFICER |
|
$22,332.83 |
|
$31,068.74 |
|
| CORPORAL |
|
$25,309.97 |
|
$34,270.10 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$27,848.74 |
|
$37,740.64 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$31,138.69 |
|
$43,370.46 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$34,789.15 |
|
$48,972.82 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
$39,353.03 |
|
$51,492.31 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF |
|
$35,433.47 |
|
$46,426.17 |
|
| POLICE
CHIEF |
|
$42,224.66 |
|
$53,926.29 |
| POLICE
DEPARTMENTS WITH LESS THAN 10 SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size
= 5 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| POLICE
OFFICER |
|
$19,088.71 |
|
$22,066.56 |
|
| CORPORAL |
|
$22,048.00 |
|
$22,963.77 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$23,365.94 |
|
$24,317.55 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$25,046.66 |
|
$25,688.00 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$22,949.33 |
|
-- |
|
| MAJOR |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF |
|
$25,671.25 |
|
$26,404.45 |
|
| POLICE
CHIEF |
|
$29,105.55 |
|
$30,969.12 |
| POLICE
DEPARTMENTS WITH 10 - 19 SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size
= 15 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| POLICE
OFFICER |
|
$21,119.14 |
|
$28,384.79 |
|
| CORPORAL |
|
$23,286.73 |
|
$28,002.73 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$25,692.28 |
|
$32,993.44 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$27,105.62 |
|
$35,663.38 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$27,070.65 |
|
$35,610.30 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
-- |
|
$25979.00 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF |
|
$24,837.30 |
|
$32,386.11 |
|
| POLICE
CHIEF |
|
$36,432.38 |
|
$49,030.85 |
| POLICE
DEPARTMENTS WITH 20 - 29 SWORN OFFIERS: |
|
| Average department size
= 23.9 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| POLICE
OFFICER |
|
$22,572.42 |
|
$33,478.55 |
|
| CORPORAL |
|
$25,118.90 |
|
$35,335.88 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$26,714.88 |
|
$38,098.39 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$29,395.06 |
|
$42,494.17 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$30,203.90 |
|
$41,274.20 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF |
|
$34,608.69 |
|
$43,401.09 |
|
| POLICE
CHIEF |
|
$43,444.08 |
|
$58,003.56 |
| POLICE
DEPARTMENTS WITH WITH 30 - 55 SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size
= 38.7 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| POLICE
OFFICER |
|
$23,892.49 |
|
$34,785.07 |
|
| CORPORAL |
|
$25,291.59 |
|
$36,359.46 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$28,006.10 |
|
$39,850.04 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$30,989.36 |
|
$45,358.23 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$34,448.81 |
|
$50,727.37 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
$31,899.00 |
|
$47,758.00 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF |
|
$34,025.06 |
|
$51,560.50 |
|
| POLICE
CHIEF |
|
$46,463.10 |
|
$61,531.13 |
| POLICE
DEPARTMENTS WITH 56 - 99 SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size
= 38.7 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| POLICE
OFFICER |
|
$27,441.24 |
|
$38,841.54 |
|
| CORPORAL |
|
$28,301.30 |
|
$39,507.73 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$32,800.59 |
|
$46,714.84 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$37,133.89 |
|
$53,196.02 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$41,131.46 |
|
$56,506.58 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
$42,624.00 |
|
$60,366.00 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF |
|
$42,613.86 |
|
$61,321.68 |
|
| POLICE
CHIEF |
|
$56,852.15 |
|
$72,870.71 |
| POLICE
DEPARTMENTS WITH 100 or MORE SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size
= 38.7 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| POLICE
OFFICER |
|
$27,337.59 |
|
$38,997.43 |
|
| CORPORAL |
|
$27,457.00 |
|
$38,610.00 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$32,948.73 |
|
$46,374.81 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$37,011.87 |
|
$53,666.32 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$42,200.73 |
|
$62,422.84 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
$55,585.60 |
|
$65,413.60 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF |
|
$55,805.95 |
|
$76,968.56 |
|
| POLICE
CHIEF |
|
$63,295.93 |
|
$85,653.07 |
| OVERALL
STATEWIDE RESULTS FOR SHERIFF'S DEPTS: |
|
| Average department size:
35.9 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF TRNE. |
|
$19,393.90 |
|
$21,817.11 |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF |
|
$21,978.41 |
|
$28,249.95 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$26,227.88 |
|
$32,714.84 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$29,550.61 |
|
$38,939.31 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$32,555.54 |
|
$41,643.95 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF DEPUTY |
|
$41,519.72 |
|
$49,377.34 |
|
| CHIEF
DEPUTY |
|
$36,254.05 |
|
$42,548.78 |
|
| SHERIFF |
|
$55,195.19 |
|
$55,383.11 |
| SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENTS WITH LESS THAN 10 SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size:
6 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF TRNE. |
|
$18,636.80 |
|
-- |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF |
|
$19,881.60 |
|
$24,110.13 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$23,171.20 |
|
$30,617.60 |
|
| LT.
or CAPTAIN |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF DEPUTY |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
| CHIEF
DEPUTY |
|
$25,108.48 |
|
$33,914.40 |
|
| SHERIFF |
|
$50,809.00 |
|
-- |
| SHERIFF'S
DEPTS. WITH 10 - 29 SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size:
20 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF TRNE. |
|
$19,146.72 |
|
-- |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF |
|
$21,552.73 |
|
$29,992.53 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$24,525.58 |
|
$28,033.58 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$26,325.51 |
|
$28,878.75 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$29,192.53 |
|
$34,210.96 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF DEPUTY |
|
$31,164.88 |
|
$33,456.96 |
|
| CHIEF
DEPUTY |
|
$34,172.53 |
|
$39,116.48 |
|
| SHERIFF |
|
$50,483.20 |
|
$51,345.14 |
| SHERIFF'S
DEPTS. WITH 30 - 99 SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size:
49 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF TRNE. |
|
$20,401.52 |
|
$27,982.34 |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF |
|
$23,159.38 |
|
$31,941.47 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$26,852.94 |
|
$36,013.44 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$29,790.76 |
|
$41,336.85 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$31,416.32 |
|
$42,681.67 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF DEPUTY |
|
$41,425.53 |
|
$57,342.62 |
|
| CHIEF
DEPUTY |
|
$38,462.05 |
|
$48,660.87 |
|
| SHERIFF |
|
$57,033.45 |
|
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| SHERIFF'S
DEPTS. WITH 100 or MORE SWORN OFFICERS: |
|
| Average department size:
126 sworn officers |
|
| |
|
BEGINNING
SALARY |
|
TOP
SALARY |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF TRNE. |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
| DEPUTY
SHERIFF |
|
$25,366.00 |
|
$39,928.80 |
|
| SERGEANT |
|
$32,822.80 |
|
$47,556.00 |
|
| LIEUTENANT |
|
$36,652.80 |
|
$52,467.60 |
|
| CAPTAIN |
|
$40,428.00 |
|
$56,594.40 |
|
| ASST.
CHIEF DEPUTY |
|
$51,775.62 |
|
$63,461.12(Chief
Clerk/Major) |
|
| CHIEF
DEPUTY |
|
$53,626.82 |
|
$64,844.32 |
|
| SHERIFF |
|
$77,575.64 |
|
$79,924.58 |
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