Beginning Salaries

Logistics Clerk: Begins at $17.75 an hour ($36,920.00/yr)
Screening Officer: Begins at $20.29 an hour ($42,203.20/yr)
Entry Level Detention Officer: Begins at $21.19 an hour ($44,081.44/yr)
Communications Operator: Begins at $21.45 an hour ($44,620.16/yr)
Deputy/Detention Officer: Begins at $27.30 an hour ($56,800.64/yr)
Corporal: Begins at $30.07 an hour ($62,549.76/yr)
Criminal Investigator/Sergeant/Comms Supervisor: Begins at $34.15 an hour ($71,050.72/yr)
Staff Sergeant: Begins at $34.87 an hour ($72,548.32/yr)
Lieutenant: Begins at $83,050.24/yr (Salaried position)
Captain: Begins at $95,049.76/yr (Salaried position)

Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office uses a Step Pay Scale. Steps reflect years of service in a position. Pay increases occur at step 1, 3, 5 and 7 for each position. The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office does not honor years of service at an outside agency for this scale.

Benefits

Incentive Pay

Officers are eligible for incentive pay for education and team participation.

  • For Education:
    • Associates degree – $75/month
    • Bachelor’s degree – $150/month
    • Masters degree – $225/month
  • For Advanced TCOLE Licenses:
    • Intermediate – $75/month
    • Advanced – $150/month
    • Master – $225/month
  • Team Pay:
    • Instructor – $100/month
    • Team Pay (Honor Guard) – $100/month
    • Team Pay (SWAT) – $100/month
    • Team Pay (Detention Response Team) – $100/month
    • Team Commander – $50/month additional

Note:
1. Team pay is limited to a maximum of 2 teams per officer.
2. Instructors are required to teach 40 hours annually to qualify.
3. Negotiators are included in the Tactical (SWAT) Team.

Retention Pay

All full-time county employees will receive retention pay of $5 a month for each year of service, up to 25 years of continuous service, which is a cap of $1,500 a year.

Personal Leave:

Regular full-time (40 hour) employees earn 6 hours each bi-weekly period (roughly 4 weeks a year). Regular full-time employees with eight or more years of consecutive service earn 8 hours each bi-weekly period (roughly 5 weeks a year).  Employees on this schedule are also provided all county designed holidays off.

Law Enforcement Officers and Detention Officers are considered 171-hour employees. 171-hour employees earn 10 hours each bi-weekly period (roughly 6 weeks a year). 171-hour employees with eight or more years of consecutive service earn 12 hours each bi-weekly period (roughly 8 weeks a year). These employees do not get county holidays off.

Employees are eligible to use accrued personal leave after two weeks of continuous service.

Holidays:

Holidays are designated each year by the Commissioner’s Court. Regular full-time (40 hour) employees are eligible for all holiday leave/pay. 171-hour regular  employees, part-time employees, and seasonal employees are not eligible for holiday pay.

Funeral Leave:

Employees may take up to five days leave with pay for the death of an immediate family member.

Retirement Plan:

Lubbock County participates in the Texas County and District Retirement System. Employees are vested after eight years of service. Once vested, employees are eligible for a retirement benefit when one of the following requirements are met:

      • Age 60 with 8 years of service; or
      • Any age with 20 years of service; or
      • Age plus years of service equals 75.

Deferred Compensation:

Employees can participate in a pre-tax retirement savings plan with financial services via payroll deduction.

Credit Union:

Employees are eligible to join the Alliance Federal Credit Union and open savings accounts, credit cards and low interest loans and make payments through payroll deduction.

County employees are also eligible for corporate priced health club memberships; discount offers for area sporting events and entertainment; computer training and opportunities for advancement.

Note: See an employee handbook for a detailed explanation of benefits.