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SALARY & BENEFITS

As an employee of the Dane County Sheriff's Office your benefits will include:

DEPUTY I-II

Starting Deputy Base Pay

  • $66,300 a year (as of 2024 contract)

2 Years Base Pay
Earn an educational incentive of:

  • 12% with 60 college credits = $79,072
  • 18% with Bachelor's degree = $83,304
  • 22% with Master's degree = $86,112

5 Years Base Pay

  • 60 college credits and longevity = $88,315
  • Bachelor's degree and longevity = $92,917
  • Master's degree and longevity = $95,998

 

EDUCATION & OTHER PAY

Top Deputy Base Pay Including Longevity and Educational Incentive Pay

  • 60 college credits = $ 107,932
  • Bachelor's Degree  = $113,041
  • Master's Degree = $116,434

All Salaries are estimates based on 1950 hours per year. Additional compensation and overtime are not included. See DCDSA collective bargaining agreement for details.

 

Other Pay and Compensation:

Annual $750 uniform allowance

New Hire $1000 Uniform allowance

Many different 8 hour shift assignments are available on patrol and in the jail including: 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm and 11pm-7am, 3am-11am, 11am-7pm, and 7pm-3a. Shift assignments are seniority based.

Shift Differential Pay for undesirable hours (6:00p-6:00a, Saturdays, and Sundays)

Longevity Pay

Training Officer Pay 

See DCSO Collective Bargaining agreement for additional information.

VACATION & HOLIDAYS

0-5 Years              10 Days

6-10 Years            15 Days

11-14 Years          19 Days

15-20 Years          25 Days

21+ Years             30 Days

      13 Paid Holidays

 

Sick Leave

Accrued at the rate 5.5 hours of sick leave for each completed biweekly pay period of compensated service

See DCSO Collective Bargaining agreement for additional information.

Benefits

Health Insurance - With an option to keep your provider (if outside of network).

Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Wisconsin Retirement System, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, etc. 

MILITARY LEAVE

Active duty military can receive paid working days for their military obligations upon approval.

For detailed description of Dane County's benefits, please see the full listing of Active Employee Benefits on the County Department of Administration webpage.