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January 1, 2017 $92,184
January 1, 2018 $94,488
December 17, 2018 $97,322

These are THE TOP PAY salary figures of a 3rd Grade Detective.

First year Sergeant as of March 2017 makes $86,592

If you are an Undercover who took your promotion before your 5th year on the job, you have many more steps to get to Top Pay Detective. A newly promoted Undercover with less then 5 years on who makes about $83,000, will not hit top pay Sergeant when he gets promoted, because the starting pay for a new boss is $86,592. That Detective needs to reach higher steps exceeding that of $86,592 in order to skip that step. It all depends what pay step you are in and what your rank is getting payed that year. This is how it was explained to me.

If your current step in a Detective Pay scale is $ $87,000 for example, and you make boss, youll go to the next step in Sergeant ABOVE your current pay, which will 3rd year Sergeants pay. If it is UNDER what a first year Sergeant is supposed to make, you will not go straight to top pay Sergeant, you will get payed as a rookie boss in your first year.

This situation mostly applies to undercover officers.

Again, this is how someone (A Detective himself) broke it down to me. If I am wrong or I missed something, feel free to correct me.

Do you guys think that it's worth it to defer ur sgt promotion if u are scheduled to get ur det shield In March 2018? would this list expire by then u think?

Khalidviet wrote:

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Do you guys think that it's worth it to defer ur sgt promotion if u are scheduled to get ur det shield In March 2018? would this list expire by then u think?

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If you mean that you are up to get promoted to Sgt. within the next class or two but are also eligible to get promoted to Det. in March 2017, a I would definitely defer promotion. If your Det. shield is coming in March 2018, you and your family have some thinking to do. At the end it will all depend on the unit you are assigned to. Some will argue that it is a good incentive to go right to top pay, but in my opinion if you work in the wrong unit why risk a sure thing (Sgt. promotion) for what may come (Det. promotion). Besides you should not be thinking Sgt. top pay with an Lt. exam coming your way, you should be getting promoted to Lt. way before you reach Sgt. top pay.       

I'M looking at a Det Promotion this summer.  Sgt Promotion next class.  I'm not risking waiting til summer. When the list is done, there is no going back on it. I looked into it with great detail.

yankeefanhatebsox wrote:

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March 2018? No way too risky....please look Into this very carefully

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 After 2 years of temporary non-investigative assignment, they put me on track last August, I  think u'r right, deferring in for 1 year is pretty risky. It is what it is 

Dresch58 wrote:

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So we get a raise in march?

-- Edited by Dresch58 on Monday 16th of January 2017 09:55:35 PM

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 Yes end of March. 2.5%

Changes in contracts bring up these questions. Good thing we have this forum to help each other out.

There is also that matter of the 2.5 % NCO bonus. Sergeants and Lieutenants are involved in the NCO program too. That 2.5 % was not part of a yearly raise.

A top pay cop cannot make more than a newly promoted Sgt. This new PBA contract makes a top pay cop's salary more than a newly promoted Sgt's salary however. I'm very curious to see how this plays out

Sgts get a 2.5 raise 3/30/17 and 3% on 3/30/18. 

I guess technically top pay cops make more than even third year Sgts only until 3/30/17

New top pay base salary is 85,292. Here is Sgt salary steps 

-- Edited by TransitJoe on Wednesday 1st of February 2017 05:00:16 PM

PBA  PROPOSED CONTRACT TERMS  2012-2017

Contract Term

• Five year period 
• August 1, 2012 (expiration of current contract) to July 31, 2017. 

General Wage Increases

• This contract contains NO ZEROS. 
• Increases are applied on the first day of each contract year, as follows:
  • 1% effective August 1, 2012 (first day of contract) 
  • 1% effective August 1, 2013 
  • 1.5% effective August 1, 2014 
  • 2.5% effective August 1, 2015 
  • 3% effective August 1, 2016 
  • Total increase compounded over 5 years: 9.31%
• New Longevity Steps (as of March 15, 2017), resulting from the escalator secured in the 2006-2010 negotiated agreement:

• General wage increases and longevity increases are fully retroactive. 

Neighborhood Policing Differential

• Effective March 15, 2017: an additional 2.25% of base salary. 
• Applies to ALL PBA MEMBERS, regardless of assignment, in perpetuity. 
• Neighborhood Policing Differential will be treated as salary when computing overtime and holiday pay.
• Neighborhood Policing Differential will be pensionable. 

Lump Sum Terminal Leave Cash-out

• Effective March 15, 2017, members will be entitled to collect a one-time, lump sum payment in lieu of taking terminal leave.

Vacation Schedule

• Effective March 15, 2017, there will be a new vacation schedule for new hires:

• Current members hired on or after July 1, 2008 will receive the better of the current schedule or new schedule.

New Hire Salary Schedule

• New salary steps will be effective for members hired on or after March 15, 2017
• Same number of steps with no stretch out, with changes to step amounts: 

 
Annuity Fund

• For new hires only (hired on/after March 15, 2017), the City will make no contributions to the annuity fund during first 5 years of service. After 5 years of service, the City will resume making the regular annual contribution of $522.

Lawsuit Settlements

• The PBA has agreed to withdraw lawsuits and related proceedings over the following issues:
  • MLC Health Savings Agreement 
  • Body-Worn Cameras 
  • Use of Naloxone 
• Because all lawsuit withdrawals are pursuant to a negotiated agreement, they preserve our bargaining certificate and right to bargain over similar issues in the future.

Health Savings Agreement

• The PBA will accept the terms of the Health Savings Agreement between the MLC and the City.
• The benefit changes that have been applied to all City workers will apply to PBA members.
• As part of the MLC agreement, the PBA Health & Welfare Funds will receive:
  • An additional one-time, lump sum contribution from the City of $100 per active and retired member
  • Four $25 increases in the base contribution rate, for a total rate increase of $100 per active and retired member, applied retroactively.

Tier 3 Accident Disability Agreement

• The PBA and the city have jointly agreed to pursue legislation that will:
  • Restore the 3/4 accident disability benefit for Tier 3 members 
  • Restore the Tier 2-level presumptions for Tier 3 members 
  • Removes the social security offset for both accident disability AND ordinary disability retirement
• Tier 3 members employee contributions will increase by 1%, for a total of 4%.
• The new plan will apply to new hires, but is voluntary for current members.  Members who do not opt into the new plan will not be required to pay the increase employee contribution.