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Published 2026 entry-deputy range

$95,908.80–$134,284.80 / year

See source and pay notes for effective dates · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

The continuous entry posting publishes the full classification range, not a confirmed academy rate or guaranteed starting step. Excluded from recruit-rate sorting.

Official entry and lateral postings rechecked October 3, 2026. Entry recruitment is continuous with a $95,908.80–$134,284.80 annual classification range; it requires a 70% or higher PST written score, PAT within 30 days of application, personal-history statement, county application, oral board, background, polygraph, medical and psychological assessments before the eligible register. The range is not a confirmed academy rate or starting step. Lateral recruitment is open through December 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, with a $46.11–$64.56 hourly range. Washington laterals may qualify for $40,000; the posting separately describes a $25,000 lateral incentive with $10,000 on the first paycheck, $15,000 after probation and a three-year commitment. Confirm which program applies before relying on an incentive.

Salary research

Needs confirmation

Current pay needs confirmation. The recruiting site's entry-job link led to a closed 2023 posting; undated site figures are withheld.

Published recruit range

$85,007.52–$89,258.16 / year

Published officer range

$94,453.56–$116,942.40 / year

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Official job JR980; effective pay date unstated. Comparison uses the recruit-range minimum, not the full officer rate. Confirm your step.

Academy recruit only

$6,639.84 / month

Sworn step 1 after academy

$117,792 / year

Step 6 (54 months)

$154,248 / year

Lateral placement

Experience-dependent steps

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Posted rates; effective date unstated. Academy pay is temporary, not the sworn starting rate or a first-year earnings forecast.

Published police-officer range

$73,100.88–$132,963.84 / year

Certified-officer posting opened June 29, 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

City jobs list range; effective salary date and your step require confirmation. Not treated as an academy starting rate.

Official certified-officer posting checked September 28, 2026: applications close December 28 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific. This route requires a valid Washington BLEA certificate but no prior law-enforcement experience, uses an online Training and Experience Evaluation and places passing candidates on a continuously merged eligibility list. The deadline and requirements apply to the certified route; entry applicants should use the linked PST route and confirm their separate process.

Recruit (0–6 months)

$47.39 / hour

Commissioned (7–12 months)

$54.02 / hour

In-state lateral

$62.53 / hour

Out-of-state lateral

$59.55 / hour

See source and pay notes for effective dates · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Recruit rate also appears in the 2026 entry job announcement. Annualized comparisons assume 2,080 hours; premiums and overtime are excluded.

Recruit

$7,022 / month

Academy

$7,724 / month

Full-performance officer range

$7,956–$10,236 / month

Rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Officer steps 1–4

$7,637–$10,066 / month

Rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Published officer range

$7,699–$9,152 / month

Rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Police officer range

$7,263–$8,791 / month

Agency-supplied 2026 PST profile · Pay source reviewed 2026-10-04

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Agency-supplied PST profile rechecked October 4, 2026: Chehalis is actively recruiting through a continuous eligibility list, with oral boards as needed and rule-of-three referrals when vacancies occur. The profile lists $7,263–$8,791 monthly and a conditional lateral incentive of up to $20,000 paid in three stages over three years. Its vacancy fields conflict between one and two openings, so the directory does not publish a vacancy count; confirm current availability and all incentive repayment or retention terms with the department.

Lateral patrol deputy range

$88,883.04–$104,008.08 / year

Continuous lateral posting opened January 2, 2026; checked September 30, 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-30

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

The official Civil Service page and linked lateral posting were rechecked September 30, 2026. Clallam County says it is actively recruiting Deputy Sheriffs and continuously tests entry and lateral candidates. Entry applicants pass PST's written exam and PAT before county ranking; local candidates may arrange a no-charge PAT with Civil Service. The resulting entry employment list lasts one year, and the Sheriff requests names when an opening exists, so entry testing is not a guaranteed appointment. The separate lateral posting is continuous, requires a PAT before application, and publishes an $88,883.04–$104,008.08 annual range; that range is not represented as entry or academy pay.

Deputy Sheriff, steps 1–6

$45.16–$53.89 / hour

Clark County rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-10-01

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Official recruiting and pay sources were rechecked October 1, 2026. The county-authorized recruiting site says it is actively seeking deputies and advertises a $10,000 entry-level hiring bonus and a $25,000 lateral hiring bonus; these are incentives, not base pay, and candidates should confirm eligibility, payout, retention and repayment terms in writing. The published sequence includes a prescreen form, PST written and physical testing (70% written; PAT pass/fail), county application, oral board, eligibility list and preference points, background investigation, final selection and post-offer screening. The recruiting page markets entry pay as starting at $92,500, while the official 2026 schedule lists Deputy Sheriff step 1 at $45.16 per hour; the directory uses the exact schedule and candidates should confirm which starting base applies.

Deputy trainee through Deputy D

$7,192.09–$8,064.48 / month

Effective January 1 through December 31, 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-20 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Recruiting routes checked September 11, 2026: entry applicants start with PST; certified/lateral applicants contact Civil Service at dococivilservice@co.douglas.wa.us or (509) 884-6965. This is Douglas County, Washington. The official 2026 field-deputy salary schedule was checked September 20, 2026; a current vacancy is not inferred from the pay document.

Probationary

$6,777 / month

First class

$8,826 / month

Rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

First year

$8,543 / month

Second year

$9,355 / month

Third year

$11,197 / month

Rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Published officer range

$7,359–$10,411 / month

Rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Sheriff Deputy starting rate

$31.58 / hour

Civil Service page checked October 1, 2026; effective date not stated · Pay source reviewed 2026-10-01

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Official county employment and Civil Service sources were checked October 1, 2026. Ferry County directs Sheriff Deputy applicants to Civil Service rather than the Sheriff's Office, and the Civil Service page says deputy applications are being accepted. The published examination includes a typing test with a 20-wpm minimum, a pass/fail physical-agility test using Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission criteria, a written test requiring at least 80%, and an oral board requiring a recommendation to hire from two of three board members. Candidates among the top five may be referred to the Sheriff when an opening is available, followed by additional pre-employment screening, so acceptance of applications is not a guarantee of appointment. The displayed September 23 exam date had already passed when checked; confirm the next date directly with Civil Service.

Published deputy range

$54,685.29–$77,202.72 / year

Agency-supplied PST rates labeled 2026; page last updated September 8, 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-10-02

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Official county and agency-supplied PST sources were checked October 2, 2026. Garfield County says it is seeking entry-level and lateral deputies, and PST describes a continuously maintained eligibility list. Entry candidates take the PST written examination and physical-ability test and submit the PST personal-history statement within seven days; the lateral PST route does not require the written examination or PAT at that stage, although a physical test may be required later. The current PST page displays two vacancies in its heading but one deputy in its requirements table, so the directory does not publish a vacancy count; candidates should confirm the actual opening with Civil Service. The 2026 pay range below comes from the agency-supplied PST page, last updated September 8, 2026.

Entry-level patrol deputy range

$74,817–$95,305 / year

Range published on the official entry-level patrol recruiting page; effective date not stated · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-21 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Official recruiting pages rechecked September 21, 2026. Grant County says it is seeking entry-level and lateral patrol deputies. The entry process uses Public Safety Testing and lists 20 push-ups in 90 seconds, 25 sit-ups in 90 seconds and 35 squat thrusts in 180 seconds before the written test, oral board and later screening. Candidates must confirm the current notice before relying on those standards.

Deputy Sheriff range

$89,004–$103,044 / year

2026 examination notice rechecked October 2, 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-10-02

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

The county's 2026 entry-level Deputy Sheriff notice was rechecked October 2, 2026. It establishes a quarterly eligibility-list process, lists December 31, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific as the posting close, and schedules the next physical-ability and written examinations for December 5, 2026. The PAT requires 20 push-ups in 90 seconds, 25 sit-ups in 90 seconds and 35 squat thrusts in three minutes; all three events are pass/fail. The written and oral-board examinations each require 70%, and passing candidates may remain on the eligibility list for six months before top-five-or-more referral when vacancies occur. A posting deadline and eligibility process are not guarantees of a current vacancy; candidates should confirm the schedule in the linked official notice.

Published officer range

$7,182–$9,168 / month

Rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Academy / probation

$6,296.37 / month

After academy, in field training

$6,671.48 / month

After field training, on probation

$7,264.99 / month

Rates dated July 1, 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Published officer range

$7,302–$9,128 / month

Rates labeled 2026 · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-09 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Deputy sheriff range

$43.58–$55.62 / hour

Range published on the official Sheriff's employment page; effective date not stated · Pay source reviewed 2026-09-22 · Review due—reconfirm these historical figures

Published base-pay stages or ranges, not a guaranteed offer. Confirm step placement, training periods and the current agreement; overtime, incentives and benefits are separate.

Official Civil Service and Sheriff's employment pages checked September 22, 2026: entry and lateral Deputy Sheriff recruiting are continuous. Entry candidates must pass the civil-service entrance examination and WSCJTC physical-fitness test; the Sheriff's page says lateral applicants no longer take that fitness test for eligibility. The current Sheriff's page advertises a $15,000 lateral signing incentive, while the 2026–2028 guild agreement makes incentives discretionary and describes half at hire and half after probation. Confirm the offered amount and all eligibility, retention and repayment terms in writing.