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Corporal · Member

Sgt pay scale steps

Hack13 · Member

Here you go

seamus · Senior Member

SERGEANTS PROMOTED AFTER APRIL 1, 2006 EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2010
Years in Rank		Years of Sevice		Base Salary		Biweekly Salary		Yearly/Biweekly Longevity
4+	20+		98,072.00		3,761.67		8,830.00		338.68
4+	15+		98,072.00		3,761.67		7,830.00		300.33
4+	10+		98,072.00		3,761.67		5,830.00		223.62
4+	5+		98,072.00		3,761.67		4,830.00		185.26
3+	20+		81,326.00		3,119.35		8,830.00		338.68
3+	15+		81,326.00		3,119.35		7,830.00		300.33
3+	10+		81,326.00		3,119.35		5,830.00		223.62
3+	5+		81,326.00		3,119.35		4,830.00		185.26
2+	20+		80,147.00		3,074.13		8,830.00		338.68
2+	15+		80,147.00		3,074.13		7,830.00		300.33
2+	10+		80,147.00		3,074.13		5,830.00		223.62
2+	5+		80,147.00		3,074.13		4,830.00		185.26
1+	20+		79,984.00		3,067.88		8,830.00		338.68
1+	15+		79,984.00		3,067.88		7,830.00		300.33
1+	10+		79,984.00		3,067.88		5,830.00		223.62
1+	5+		79,984.00		3,067.88		4,830.00		185.26
Entry	20+		79,763.00		3,059.40		8,830.00		338.68
Entry	15+		79,763.00		3,059.40		7,830.00		300.33
Entry	10+		79,763.00		3,059.40		5,830.00		223.62
Entry	5+		79,763.00		3,059.40		4,830.00		185.26

Corporal · Member

Thanks Seamus that's exactly what I was looking for!!!

Wingnut · Senior Member

What a scam that pay scale is. I'd like to know the % of sergeants that are in that rank long enough to get to top pay.

smartcookie · Senior Member

Wingnut wrote:
What a scam that pay scale is. I'd like to know the % of sergeants that are in that rank long enough to get to top pay.

Quite high, considering the long stretches between Lt exams. The last Lt exam was in 2006 prior to the one in 2011.

-- Edited by smartcookie on Thursday 14th of August 2014 01:24:50 AM

-- Edited by smartcookie on Thursday 14th of August 2014 01:28:23 AM

caracazo · Member

The one chart shows that top pay is in your 5th year, while the other says 4th year. Which is it? Can someone please explain? Thanks.

HotMessBoogerCookie · Veteran Member

You will reach top pay once u have completed your fourth year as a sergeant, which is the same as starting your fifth year in rank

sgt2be · Guru

i believe you are wrong sir....look at the salary chart! 5 steps, however the first one is entry so thats step 1. step 2 will be one year as sgt....step 3 will be 2 years....step 4 will be 3 years...and step 5 will be 4 years. I even asked my delegate this and he confirmed it since he is waiting for top pay as well.

stiggityone · Guru

Top pay starts when you complete your fourth year as a Sgt. Not sure what's so difficult to understand here.

sgt2be · Guru

stiggity....just doesnt make sense...i was promoted may 2012...i am making 80147 as a 2 year sgt...my next pay raise will be 81326 in 2015....and then next raise will be 98072 in 2016....am i missing something????

smartcookie · Senior Member

Top pay is when you hit your 4 year anniversary. So, if you get promoted on 9/1/2014, you will hit top pay on 9/1/2018.

sgt2be · Guru

thank you...exactly what i was saying! just look at the salary chart! 5 steps...but first step is when u get promoted!

bklyn13 · Senior Member

I am waiting to see the new sgt contract.

-- Edited by bklyn13 on Saturday 16th of August 2014 11:45:57 AM

TransitSucks · Senior Member

thats gonna be a while

HotMessBoogerCookie · Veteran Member

Sgt2be.....I don't understand how u don't understand what I wrote.....when I completed my 4th year as a sergeant I was at top pay.....if the chart is confusing then just look at your paycheck after you complete four years.....

sgt2be · Guru

no its not when u finish your 4th year.....its at your 4 year anniversary! theres a big big diffference. I got promoted may of 2012...i will be at top pay may 2016. if you complete 4 years as a sgt that means you will be going on to your 5th year for top pay which is not the case. 2012 to 2013 was my one year. 2013 to 2014 was my 2 years. 2014 to 2015 was my 3 years. 2015 to 2016 is my 4 year anniversary and my top pay!

HotMessBoogerCookie · Veteran Member

Lol Bro seriously how did u pass the test to begin with? Two people on this forum on the captains list are telling you that upon completion of your fourth year as a sergeant then u will officially be at top pay....COMPLETION of four years coincides with the START of your fifth year

bklyn13 · Senior Member

TransitSucks wrote:
thats gonna be a while

Its all good.. I will glady wait.

bngeek · Senior Member

sgt2be wrote:
no its not when u finish your 4th year.....its at your 4 year anniversary! theres a big big diffference. I got promoted may of 2012...i will be at top pay may 2016. if you complete 4 years as a sgt that means you will be going on to your 5th year for top pay which is not the case. 2012 to 2013 was my one year. 2013 to 2014 was my 2 years. 2014 to 2015 was my 3 years. 2015 to 2016 is my 4 year anniversary and my top pay!

HotMessBoogerCookie wrote:
Lol Bro seriously how did u pass the test to begin with? Two people on this forum on the captains list are telling you that upon completion of your fourth year as a sergeant then u will officially be at top pay....COMPLETION of four years coincides with the START of your fifth year

When I was hired, top pay was 5 years. I was hired January 20, 2004 and on January 20, 2009, I was at top pay. At the end of my 5th year (2009) I had made an entire year's worth at top pay.

So if someone says to you that top pay is in 5 years, you hit it ON your 5th year. And if the Sgt's top pay is 4 years (5 steps) then you hit it ON your 4th year. It's really pretty obvious when you look at the chart. 4+ years it says. As far as being on the Captain's list... you say that as if that means all Captains are smart. You haven't met enough if you think that's the case.

sgt2be · Guru

to simply say....when you hit your 4 year anniversary as a sgt...you will be at top pay.

M5Pct · Veteran Member

then why elite website has "5 years to top pay?" www.elitestrategictraining.com/resources/documents/SalarybyRank-asofJuly2011.pdf

-- Edited by M5Pct on Saturday 16th of August 2014 11:40:08 PM

sgt2be · Guru

idk...ive spoken to my delegates about this. I am sure it is the way i described. Look at the sba website, it is 5 pay steps! first one is when you get promoted. Second is first anniversary....third is 2nd anniversary....fourth is 3rd anniversary....and fifth will be 4th anniversary as a sgt. I was promoted 2012(1st step). 2013 is my 1 yr(2nd step)....2014 is my 2 yr(3rd step)...2015 is my 3 yr(4th step)...2016 is my 4yr anniversary and i am at top pay

bngeek · Senior Member

Based on the payscale chart, it's pretty clear that you should hit it ON your 4th anniversary as sgt2be says.

The only reason I can think of is that maybe they (elite) mean it takes 5 years because at the 4 year mark, yeah, your paygrade changes, but technically you haven't earned the amount they show in their own chart until a full year at top pay (year 4-5) has been completed...?

que1999 · Senior Member

Wow. This thread is embarrassing. Wtf is so hard about understanding after having your Sgt shield for 4 years you hit top pay???? Who cares about steps. COMPLETE 4 years in rank and you will be at top pay as you enter your 5th year in rank.

smartcookie · Senior Member

sgt2be wrote:
no its not when u finish your 4th year.....its at your 4 year anniversary! theres a big big diffference. I got promoted may of 2012...i will be at top pay may 2016. if you complete 4 years as a sgt that means you will be going on to your 5th year for top pay which is not the case. 2012 to 2013 was my one year. 2013 to 2014 was my 2 years. 2014 to 2015 was my 3 years. 2015 to 2016 is my 4 year anniversary and my top pay!

Dude, your 4th anniversary is when YOU FINISH your 4th year in rank!

For you:

May 2012 - May 2013=1 year in rank

May 2013 - May 2014=2 years in rank

May 2014 - May 2015=3 years in rank

May 2015 - May 2016=4 years in rank= Top Pay!

You will be starting your 5th year in rank the day after you hit your 4th year anniversary.

stiggityone · Guru

This conversation is absolutely brutal

vice*was*nice · Veteran Member

Thank god I go straight to top pay.

bngeek · Senior Member

Hrm, I think everyone here is saying the same thing, lol, except the elite website.

sgt2be · Guru

ok ok...yes everyone is saying the same thing. You are all right. My one point is, top pay for cop is 5.5 years....but top pay sgt is not the same.You dont have to wait 5 completed years but rather 4th anniversary or as ppl have stated, start of your 5th year.

HotMessBoogerCookie · Veteran Member

Stiggy we are wasting our time helping these people undersand......

AirborneGuy · Senior Member

Wow

Liberal Tools · Veteran Member

This is the future of the the department. Lovely!!

96Times6 · Senior Member

This conversation is mind boggling to me. I cannot believe some of the things I am reading. It's as if a bunch of crackheads took over the board.

What is so hard about comprehending "4 years to top pay"?

To use sgt2be as an example. He says he got promoted May 2012. To make things simpler, let's say he got promoted on May 1st, 2012.

May 1st 2012 to May 1st 2013 = 1 year completed. (not at top pay yet) Making $79763

May 1st 2013 to May 1st 2014 = 2 years completed. (not at top pay yet) Making $79984

May 1st 2014 to May 1st 2015 = 3 years completed. (not at top pay yet) Making $80147

May 1st 2015 to May 1st 2016= 4 years completed (you are still not at top) Making $81326

May 2nd 2016 and forward, congratulations you are now at top pay. Makin $98072

To put this in simple terms, you need to COMPLETE 4 FULL YEARS, before your top pay rate begins.

Wingnut · Senior Member

96Times6 wrote:
This conversation is mind boggling to me. I cannot believe some of the things I am reading. It's as if a bunch of crackheads took over the board.

What is so hard about comprehending "4 years to top pay"?

To use sgt2be as an example. He says he got promoted May 2012. To make things simpler, let's say he got promoted on May 1st, 2012.

May 1st 2012 to May 1st 2013 = 1 year completed. (not at top pay yet) Making $79763

May 1st 2013 to May 1st 2014 = 2 years completed. (not at top pay yet) Making $79984

May 1st 2014 to May 1st 2015 = 3 years completed. (not at top pay yet) Making $80147

May 1st 2015 to May 1st 2016= 4 years completed (you are still not at top) Making $81326

May 2nd 2016 and forward, congratulations you are now at top pay. Makin $98072

To put this in simple terms, you need to COMPLETE 4 FULL YEARS, before your top pay rate begins.

Sooo, five years to top pay? Hahah

Booking Fool · Senior Member

I just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading how some stupid sgt to be can not understand the simplest of concepts. IT IS 4 F**KING YEARS TO TOP PAY. Why is that so hard to understand. Besides, anyone who describes their totj as "I'm in my 5th, 9th or whatever year" is an idiot. If you're in your 5th year, you have 4 years on. Stop trying to make yourself sound like you have more time than you do.

tensixone · Senior Member

Lmao. Job is in a sad state my friend. No longer ny's finest

AirborneGuy · Senior Member

The easiest way to remember the steps is that you'll be very poor for 4 years. This wait feels like forever, longer than waiting for top pay PO!

delayed63 · Veteran Member

you best bet is to go become a DETECTIVE and then take the SGT promotion and go straight to top pay. It worked for me....

TooSucio4u · Senior Member

Can someone help me out and post the latest DEA pay scale? I appreciate it in advance

12YearWonder · Veteran Member

Isn't this the old pay scale?

TooSucio4u · Senior Member

Yeah it's the old ones before the latest contract.

NYFINEST25 · Veteran Member

This might be helpful

TooSucio4u · Senior Member

Thank you very much Finest. Any chance you have the DEA one?

NYFINEST25 · Veteran Member

Not at the moment but I can get it by this evening

TooSucio4u · Senior Member

If you have time help me out. If not I'll get it when I swing back in tomorrow. Thanks either way

Drink the koolade · Veteran Member

As of Jan. 1 2017

Starting is $88,512

Second step: $88,812

Third Step: $92,184

Two years to top pay detective.

Drink the koolade · Veteran Member

newly promoted detective makes more than a 4th step sergeant that is why detectives go to top pay sergeant.

TooSucio4u · Senior Member

Thanks again for the clarification. I was having this discussion with a co worker but needed the actual numbers to back it up.

Drink the koolade · Veteran Member

No problem.