DEPUTY/POLICE OFFICER SALARY COMPARISON
$100,000.00

$90,000.00

$80,000.00

HIGHEST YEARLY BASE SALARY
AVERAGE YEARLY BASE SALARY
LOWEST YEARLY BASE SALARY

$70,000.00

HARRIS COUNTY YEARLY BASE
SALARY
$60,000.00

$50,000.00

$40,000.00
1

YEARS

LOWEST

2

3

4

5

AGENCY

6

7

8

AVERAGE

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

HIGHEST

AGENCY HARRIS COUNTY

 1. DEPUTY/OFFICER/TROOPER Comparison
YEARS  
IN      
RANK
Base
6 Mo.
1
18 Mo.
2
30 Mo.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Texas DPS   Dallas PD   Plano PD    Ft. Worth  San Antonio 
3576 Certified     3484 Certified   348 Certified  
PD          
PD         
129 Civilian 
556 Civilian 
(2016)           
(2015)           
268,581 Sq. 
386 Sq. Miles     
1,318,000 
Miles  
Population 
27,862,596 
Population 

$44,082.00

$46,870.00

$53,242.00

$49,207.00

$53,242.00
$64,919.00
$64,919.00
$64,919.00
$64,919.00
$69,541.00
$69,541.00
$69,541.00
$69,541.00
$72,613.00
$72,613.00
$72,613.00
$72,613.00
$75,968.00
$75,968.00
$75,968.00
$75,968.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00
$77,846.00

$51,688.00
$54,263.00
$56,971.00
$59,840.00
$62,812.00
$65,956.00
$69,260.00
$72,718.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00
$74,172.00

Austin       Houston   
PD         
PD         

222 Civilian  
1557 Certified   2191 Certified    1750 Certified   5178 Certified   
(2017)           
443 Civilian        517 Civilian        540 Civilian        1399 Civilian     
72 Sq. Miles      
465 Sq. Miles    272 Sq. Miles    627 Sq. Miles   
349 Sq. Miles  
283,000 
1,463,000 
830,000 
939,000 
2,275,000 
Population 
Population
Population 
Population 
Population 

$65,670.00
$67,884.00
$70,106.00
$73,218.00
$75,627.00
$78,210.00
$82,180.00
$82,180.00
$84,499.00
$84,499.00
$84,499.00
$84,499.00
$84,499.00
$85,079.00
$85,079.00
$85,079.00
$85,079.00
$85,079.00
$85,659.00
$85,659.00
$85,659.00
$85,659.00
$85,659.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00
$86,238.00

$57,729.00

$58,681.00

$49,918.00

$65,850.00

$51,318.00

$50,664.00
$60,615.00

 AVERAGE OF 
YEARLY 
OTHER 
AVERAGE OF 
AGENCIES 
OTHER 
(SEPARATED 
AGENCIES  INTO CURRENT 
SURVEYED
HC PAY STEPS)

$54,699.00

$63,648.00

$60,960.00

$72,681.00

$56,411.00

$61,867.00

$66,830.00
$70,162.00
$70,162.00
$71,922.00
$71,922.00
$73,704.00
$73,704.00
$75,550.00
$75,550.00
$77,438.00
$77,438.00
$81,300.00
$81,300.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00
$85,522.00

$60,960.00
$60,960.00
$60,960.00
$65,063.00
$65,063.00
$65,063.00
$65,063.00
$65,063.00
$66,361.00
$66,361.00
$66,361.00
$66,361.00
$66,361.00
$67,671.00
$67,671.00
$67,671.00
$67,671.00
$67,671.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00
$69,018.00

$72,681.00
$72,681.00
$72,681.00
$77,766.00
$77,766.00
$77,766.00
$77,766.00
$83,211.00
$83,211.00
$83,211.00
$83,211.00
$89,035.00
$89,035.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00
$95,270.00

$57,817.00
$57,817.00
$57,817.00
$61,652.00
$62,448.00
$62,448.00
$62,448.00
$69,186.00
$69,186.00
$74,108.00
$75,305.00
$75,305.00
$75,305.00
$75,305.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00
$81,670.00

$63,628.00
$66,140.00
$66,858.00
$69,380.00
$69,918.00
$71,282.00
$71,754.00
$74,335.00
$74,729.00
$76,140.00
$76,311.00
$77,695.00
$77,778.00
$79,938.00
$80,847.00
$80,847.00
$80,847.00
$81,198.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00
$81,391.00

CURRENT  Pay 
HCSO     Increase 
4,600 Total 
Employees   
1198 Sq. Miles   
2+ Million 
Population

(by Step) 
Needed 
to Reach 
Average 

$54,699.00

$44,862.00

21.93%

$63,878.00

$49,339.00

29.47%

$68,719.00

$52,810.00

30.12%

$72,457.00

$55,938.00

29.53%

$75,727.00

$58,745.00

28.91%

Overall 
Average Pay 
Increase 
Needed to 
Reach 
Average 
Sampled Pay

23.81%
$78,470.00

$61,680.00

27.22%

$80,847.00

$66,007.00

22.48%

$81,373.00

$68,643.00

18.55%

 SERGEANT SALARY COMPARISON 
$120,000.00

$110,000.00

$100,000.00

$90,000.00

Highest Yearly Base Salary
Average Yearly Base Salary
Lowest Yearly Base Salary

$80,000.00

Harris County Yearly Base Salary

$70,000.00

$60,000.00

$50,000.00
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

 2. SERGEANT Comparison
YEARS  
IN      
RANK

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Texas DPS   Dallas PD   Plano PD    Ft. Worth  San Antonio 
3576 Certified     3484 Certified   348 Certified  
PD          
PD         
129 Civilian 
556 Civilian 
(2016)           
(2015)           
268,581 Sq. 
386 Sq. Miles     
1,318,000 
Miles  
Population 
27,862,596 
Population 

$72,711.00
$72,711.00
$72,711.00
$72,711.00
$77,639.00
$77,639.00
$77,639.00
$77,639.00
$80,821.00
$80,821.00
$80,821.00
$80,821.00
$84,391.00
$84,391.00
$84,391.00
$84,391.00
$86,495.00
$86,495.00
$86,495.00
$86,495.00
$86,495.00
$86,495.00
$86,495.00
$86,495.00

$56,598.00
$59,426.00
$62,394.00
$65,519.00
$68,784.00
$72,245.00
$75,856.00
$79,639.00
$83,621.00
$87,802.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00
$89,558.00

Austin       Houston   
PD         
PD         

222 Civilian  
1557 Certified   2191 Certified    1750 Certified   5178 Certified   
(2017)           
443 Civilian        517 Civilian        540 Civilian        1399 Civilian     
72 Sq. Miles      
465 Sq. Miles    272 Sq. Miles    627 Sq. Miles   
349 Sq. Miles  
283,000 
1,463,000 
830,000 
939,000 
2,275,000 
Population 
Population
Population 
Population 
Population 

$93,289.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00
$96,875.00

$87,537.00
$87,537.00
$89,722.00
$89,722.00
$91,950.00
$91,950.00
$94,262.00
$94,262.00
$98,973.00
$98,973.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00
$104,022.00

$80,592.00
$80,592.00
$80,592.00
$80,592.00
$80,592.00
$82,176.00
$82,176.00
$82,176.00
$82,176.00
$82,176.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00
$83,820.00

$92,393.00
$92,393.00
$92,393.00
$98,862.00
$98,862.00
$98,862.00
$98,862.00
$105,780.00
$105,780.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00
$113,186.00

$81,888.00
$83,848.00
$83,848.00
$83,848.00
$83,848.00
$86,713.00
$86,713.00
$91,335.00
$91,335.00
$91,335.00
$91,335.00
$91,335.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00
$92,886.00

 AVERAGE OF 
YEARLY 
OTHER 
AVERAGE OF 
AGENCIES 
OTHER 
(SEPARATED 
AGENCIES  INTO CURRENT 
SURVEYED
HC PAY STEPS)

$80,715.00
$81,912.00
$82,648.00
$84,018.00
$85,507.00
$86,637.00
$87,483.00
$89,672.00
$91,369.00
$93,024.00
$94,231.00
$94,231.00
$94,963.00
$94,963.00
$94,963.00
$94,963.00
$95,263.00
$95,263.00
$95,263.00
$95,263.00
$95,263.00
$95,263.00
$95,263.00
$95,263.00

CURRENT  Pay 
HCSO     Increase 
4,600 Total 
Employees   
1198 Sq. Miles   
2+ Million 
Population

(by Step) 
Needed 
to Reach 
Average 

$81,758.00

$69,949.00

16.88%

$85,911.00

$74,148.00

15.86%

$91,355.00

$77,876.00

17.31%

Overall 
Average Pay 
Increase 
Needed to 
Reach 
Average 
Sampled Pay

18.44%

$95,116.00

$79,419.00

19.76%

 LIEUTENANT SALARY COMPARISON
$140,000.00

$130,000.00

$120,000.00

$110,000.00

HIGHEST YEARLY BASE SALARY

$100,000.00

AVERAGE YEARLY BASE SALARY
LOWEST YEARLY BASE SALARY

$90,000.00

HARRIS COUNTY YEARLY BASE SALARY
$80,000.00

$70,000.00

$60,000.00

$50,000.00
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

 3. LIEUTENANT Comparison
YEARS  
IN      
RANK

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Texas DPS   Dallas PD   Plano PD    Ft. Worth  San Antonio 
3576 Certified     3484 Certified   348 Certified  
PD          
PD         
129 Civilian 
556 Civilian 
(2016)           
(2015)           
268,581 Sq. 
386 Sq. Miles     
1,318,000 
Miles  
Population 
27,862,596 
Population 

$80,582.00
$80,582.00
$80,582.00
$80,582.00
$86,777.00
$86,777.00
$86,777.00
$86,777.00
$89,074.00
$89,074.00
$89,074.00
$89,074.00
$92,860.00
$92,860.00
$92,860.00
$92,860.00
$95,192.00
$95,192.00

$62,001.00
$65,096.00
$68,364.00
$71,779.00
$75,366.00
$79,123.00
$83,078.00
$87,230.00
$91,591.00
$96,170.00
$98,094.00
$98,094.00
$98,094.00
$98,094.00
$98,094.00
$98,094.00
$98,094.00
$98,094.00

Austin       Houston   
PD         
PD         

222 Civilian  
1557 Certified   2191 Certified    1750 Certified   5178 Certified   
(2017)           
443 Civilian        517 Civilian        540 Civilian        1399 Civilian     
72 Sq. Miles      
465 Sq. Miles    272 Sq. Miles    627 Sq. Miles   
349 Sq. Miles  
283,000 
1,463,000 
830,000 
939,000 
2,275,000 
Population 
Population
Population 
Population 
Population 

$104,144.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00
$110,387.00

$101,328.00
$101,328.00
$103,852.00
$103,852.00
$109,050.00
$109,050.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00
$114,672.00

$90,252.00
$90,252.00
$90,252.00
$90,252.00
$90,252.00
$92,052.00
$92,052.00
$92,052.00
$92,052.00
$92,052.00
$93,900.00
$93,900.00
$93,900.00
$93,900.00
$93,900.00
$93,900.00
$93,900.00
$93,900.00

$106,253.00
$113,691.00
$113,691.00
$113,691.00
$113,691.00
$121,650.00
$121,650.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00
$130,166.00

$92,982.00
$97,904.00
$97,904.00
$100,790.00
$100,790.00
$100,790.00
$100,790.00
$100,790.00
$100,790.00
$100,790.00
$103,104.00
$103,104.00
$103,104.00
$103,104.00
$103,104.00
$103,104.00
$103,104.00
$103,104.00

 AVERAGE OF 
YEARLY 
OTHER 
AVERAGE OF 
AGENCIES 
OTHER 
(SEPARATED 
AGENCIES  INTO CURRENT 
SURVEYED
HC PAY STEPS)

$91,007.00
$94,177.00
$95,005.00
$95,905.00
$98,045.00
$99,976.00
$101,344.00
$103,153.00
$104,105.00
$104,759.00
$105,628.00
$105,628.00
$106,169.00
$106,169.00
$106,169.00
$106,169.00
$106,502.00
$106,502.00

CURRENT  Pay 
HCSO     Increase 
4,600 Total 
Employees   
1198 Sq. Miles   
2+ Million 
Population

(by Step) 
Needed 
to Reach 
Average 

$93,420.00

$80,211.00

16.47%

$98,818.00

$83,404.00

18.48%

$104,006.00

$86,746.00

19.90%

$106,117.00

$88,481.00

19.93%

Overall 
Average Pay 
Increase 
Needed to 
Reach 
Average 
Sampled Pay

19.07%

 CAPTAIN SALARY COMPARISON
$160,000.00

$150,000.00

$140,000.00

$130,000.00

HIGHEST YEARLY BASE SALARY
AVERAGE YEARLY BASE SALARY

$120,000.00

LOWEST YEARLY BASE SALARY
$110,000.00

HARRIS COUNTY YEARLY BASE
SALARY

$100,000.00

$90,000.00

$80,000.00
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12

13

14

15

16

17

18

 4. CAPTAIN Comparison
YEARS  
IN      
RANK

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Texas DPS   Dallas PD   Plano PD    Ft. Worth  San Antonio 
3576 Certified     3484 Certified   348 Certified  
PD          
PD         
129 Civilian 
556 Civilian 
(2016)           
(2015)           
268,581 Sq. 
386 Sq. Miles     
1,318,000 
Miles  
Population 
27,862,596 
Population 

$98,903.00
$98,903.00
$98,903.00
$98,903.00
$102,265.00
$102,265.00
$102,265.00
$102,265.00
$104,331.00
$104,331.00
$104,331.00
$104,331.00
$106,406.00
$106,406.00
$106,406.00
$106,406.00
$107,682.00
$107,682.00

$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00
$107,652.00

Austin       Houston   
PD         
PD         

222 Civilian  
1557 Certified   2191 Certified    1750 Certified   5178 Certified   
(2017)           
443 Civilian        517 Civilian        540 Civilian        1399 Civilian     
72 Sq. Miles      
465 Sq. Miles    272 Sq. Miles    627 Sq. Miles   
349 Sq. Miles  
283,000 
1,463,000 
830,000 
939,000 
2,275,000 
Population 
Population
Population 
Population 
Population 

$118,668.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00
$125,780.00

$114,545.00
$114,545.00
$120,295.00
$120,295.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00
$126,405.00

$103,560.00
$103,560.00
$103,560.00
$103,560.00
$103,560.00
$105,636.00
$105,636.00
$105,636.00
$105,636.00
$105,636.00
$107,748.00
$107,748.00
$107,748.00
$107,748.00
$107,748.00
$107,748.00
$107,748.00
$107,748.00

$131,465.00
$131,465.00
$131,465.00
$140,667.00
$140,667.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00
$150,513.00

$106,606.00
$111,528.00
$111,528.00
$117,352.00
$117,352.00
$117,352.00
$117,352.00
$117,352.00
$117,352.00
$117,352.00
$119,212.00
$119,212.00
$119,212.00
$119,212.00
$119,212.00
$119,212.00
$119,212.00
$119,212.00

 AVERAGE OF 
YEARLY 
OTHER 
AVERAGE OF 
AGENCIES 
OTHER 
(SEPARATED 
AGENCIES  INTO CURRENT 
SURVEYED
HC PAY STEPS)

$111,628.00
$113,348.00
$114,169.00
$116,316.00
$117,669.00
$119,372.00
$119,372.00
$119,372.00
$119,667.00
$119,667.00
$120,234.00
$120,234.00
$120,531.00
$120,531.00
$120,531.00
$120,531.00
$120,713.00
$120,713.00

CURRENT  Pay 
HCSO     Increase 
4,600 Total 
Employees   
1198 Sq. Miles   
2+ Million 
Population

(by Step) 
Needed 
to Reach 
Average 

$113,048.00

$91,095.00

24.10%

$118,182.00

$95,615.00

23.60%

$119,569.00

$100,350.00 19.15%

$120,502.00

$102,364.00 17.72%

Overall 
Average Pay 
Increase 
Needed to 
Reach 
Average 
Sampled Pay

20.21%