Police Officer Benefits
Base Pay - 2008With 26 pay periods annually, pay is
bi-weekly. Presently the salary schedule is as follows:
(This schedule does not include incentive pay).
Hourly |
Monthly |
Annual |
|
| Lieutenant | |||
| Lieutenant - 60 month | $43.64 | $7,565.09 | $90,781.06 |
| Lieutenant - 36 month | $42.37 | $7,344.75 | $88,136.95 |
| Lieutenant - Starting | $41.14 | $7,130.83 | $85,569.85 |
| Sergeant | |||
| Sergeant - 180 month | $37.92 | $6,572.18 | $78,866.21 |
| Sergeant - 120 month | $36.99 | $6,411.89 | $76,942.64 |
| Sergeant - 60 month | $35.91 | $6,225.13 | $74,701.59 |
| Sergeant - 36 month | $34.87 | $6,043.36 | $72,520.33 |
| Sergeant - Starting | $33.52 | $5,810.29 | $69,723.45 |
| Police Officer | |||
| 180 Month | $31.53 | $5,464.91 | $65,578.88 |
| 120 Month | $30.76 | $5,331.62 | $63,979.40 |
| 84 Month | $29.86 | $5,176.33 | $62,115.92 |
| 60 Month | $28.99 | $5,025.09 | $60,301.09 |
| 36 Month | $28.14 | $4,878.10 | $58,537.15 |
| 18 Month | $27.068 | $4,691.22 | $56,294.66 |
| 12 Month | $25.78 | $4,468.61 | $53,623.31 |
| 6 Month | $24.56 | $4,256.60 | $51,079.16 |
| Starting | $23.38 | $4,052.87 | $48,634.38 |
Incentive Pay: Education:
All Carrollton Police Officers earn $50 per month for an approved Associate Degree,
$100 per month for an approved Bachelors Degree, $150.00 per month for an approved Masters Degree.
Texas Peace
Officer Certification:
All Carrollton Police Officers earn $50 per
month for holding an Intermediate Certificate, $100 per month for holding an
Advance Certificate or $150 per month for holding a Master Peace
Officer Certificate.
Longevity:
$6 per month for each year of service
to a maximum of $1800 per year.
Equipment Uniforms and equipment are furnished by the department.
Holidays There are eight (8) paid holidays given annually to each employee.
Vacation All Carrollton Police Officers earn 120 hours vacation per year. Vacation days may be used after 6 months of service.
Sick Leave All Carrollton Police Officers accrue 120 hours of sick leave per year, with unlimited accumulation. Upon retirement or termination, an officer, with greater than five years service, will be paid for a maximum of 960 unused hours sick leave.
Insurance All Carrollton Police Officers become eligible for participation in the City Insurance Programs on the date they are hired.
Medical Each officer has the option to choose between two City PPN Plans offered. The City sponsored Health Insurance is available to officers at low cost and to officers' dependents at a reduced cost. See the Benefits Section for more complete information.
Dental: Each officer is provided dental insurance at no cost or very low cost depending on the program chosen. Officers' dependents may be added at additional cost.
Life: Each officer is provided life insurance equal to 2 times their annual salary.
RetirementAll Carrollton Officers are required to be members of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. The officer contributes 7% and the City matches 2:1. An officer is eligible for retirement benefits at any age with 20 years of service. An officer who terminates prior to retirement is eligible to have all contributions returned. TMRS also provides a life insurance policy equal to one (1) times the annual salary.
State Income TaxThere is no state income tax in Texas.
Defered Compensation You may participate in a Deferred Compensation Program to shelter a portion of your gross annual salary from income taxes. If the officer contributes at least 4.65%, the city will match those contributions at 2.35%. The deferred portion will be placed into investment options of the employees choice and may be withdrawn at termination or retirement. Roth IRAs are also available.