Pay & Benefits
LCSO Deputy Salaries:
Hiring pay range:
$63,901.96 – $113,054.64
(+$3,000 annual stipend
for Correctional Deputies)
Full pay range:
$63,901.96 – $116,054.64*
(+$3,000 annual stipend
for Correctional Deputies)
Additional one-time compensation:
$6,000.00 – Hiring Bonus
$4.000.00 – Relocation Bonus (greater than 50 miles)
Step and Grade Pay Scale
The LCSO step and grade pay scale system ensures clear salary advancement throughout a deputy’s career. In this system, each grade comprises 19 steps, with each step representing a pay increase and each grade typically representing a promotion or an increase in responsibility. When the starting salary is increased by a certain percentage, this increase is uniformly applied to each step within the pay scale. As a result, the salary at each step is adjusted by the same percentage, maintaining the relative differences between steps. This uniform adjustment preserves the consistent percentage differences between salaries at different steps, ensuring clear and equitable salary progression for deputies.
Starting salary determined by:
Education
Increased salary for associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
Military experience
Increased salary for each year of service.
Prior law enforcement experience
Increased salary for each year of service.
Spanish language proficiency
Increased salary for fluency in Spanish.
*Deputies are automatically promoted to Deputy First Class after their third year, receiving a 5% pay increase.
Deputies with two or more years of prior experience are promoted to Deputy First Class, receiving a 5% pay increase, a year after they successfully complete their field training program.
Additional Pay Ranges
Master Deputy
Pay Range
$73,974.51 – $125,936.65
Sergeant
Pay Range
$77,673.23 – $132,233.48
2nd Lieutenant
Pay Range
$84,663.82 – $144,134.50
1st Lieutenant
Pay Range
$92,283.57 – $157,106.60
Captain
Pay Range
$110,740.29 – $188,527.92
Major
Pay Range
$120,706.90 – $205,495.43
Lieutenant Colonel
Pay Range
$130,363.46 – $221,935.07
Colonel
Pay Range
$136,881.63 – $233,031.83
Benefits
Non-rotating shifts
14.5 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave – Six weeks of paid leave in a 12-month period
Longevity Leave – Additional leave for each year of service after two years with a maximum of 12 days per year.
Military Leave
Education Leave – Maximum of 10 days of Education Leave per year.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Deferred Compensation Plan
Limited Term Disability Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Tax deferred Medical and Child Care
Group Life Insurance & Optional Life Insurance
All uniforms, gear, vehicles, and training provided by agency.
Take-home cruiser program
$4,000 relocation bonus
Gyms at all LCSO facilities
$3,000 Tuition Reimbursement Per Year
Volunteer Leave