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BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECRUITING

Salary / Benefits Package

RETIREMENT, TWO OPTIONS
20 YEAR RETIREMENT AT 70%
22YEARS 10 MONTHS AT 80%
RETIREMENT IS PAID OUT BASED ON YOUR HIGHEST 3 YEAR EARNINGS

  • YOU PAY ONLY 4% OF YOUR INCOME INTO YOUR RETIREMENT
    FUND.

  • ACADEMIC INCENTIVE PAY $45 PER MONTH

  • TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

  • SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY UP TO .30 CENTS PER HOUR

  • CLOTHING ALLOWANCE; $900 PER YEAR LONGEVITY;

  • $125 PER YEAR OF SERVICE, PAID EACH YEAR

  • 80% OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL PAID

  • SPECIALTY AND HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY UP TO $50 PER MONTH

  • PAID VACATION 0-5 YEARS OF SERVICE; 13 DAYS PER YEAR
    5-10 YEARS OF SERVICE; 16.9 DAYS PER YEAR
    10-15 YEARS OF SERVICE; 19.5 DAYS PER YEAR
    15-20 YEARS OF SERVICE; 22.1 DAYS PER YEAR
    13 PAID HOLIDAYS

  • PAID SICK LEAVE ACCRUED AT 4 HRS PER PAY PERIOD
    OR 13 DAYS PER YEAR

SALARY

Cadet New Hire

CADET
$17.75 per hour
$36,920 per year

DEPUTY 2ND CLASS
$19.17* per hour
$39,478* per year

DEPUTY 1ST CLASS
$23.13* per hour
$48,110* per year (1 year 6 months)

*Effective July 1, 2008

Lateral Hire

Lateral Hires with 3 years or more experience will be hired at Deputy First Class Pay $23.13 immediately.

Sergeant

NEW HIRES ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE SERGEANT EXAM 5 YEARS FROM DATE OF HIRE.

SERGEANT $27.68
$57,574 per year

Lieutenant

PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE LIEUTENANTS EXAM AFTER 2 YEARS IN GRADE AS A SERGEANT.


LIEUTENANT $33.09
$68,827 per year