Pay & Benefits
Paid to Serve. Backed for a Career.
Full salary and benefits from day one — before the academy. A 10-step scale, a real pension, and gear that’s issued, not offered.
Base Pay
The 10-step deputy scale
| Role | Detail | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Academy Recruit | full salary + benefits from day one | $61,000 |
| Deputy (Step 1 → Step 10) | 10-step scale | $66,560 → $91,520 |
| Corporal | Deputy scale +7.5% | $71,552 → $98,384 |
| Sergeant | $96,200 → $112,400 |
Plus a $5,000 entry hiring bonus, longevity pay (+1% every 5 years), and lateral entry up to Step 7 with a $7,500 bonus.
Stacked On Top
Differentials & specialty pay
Degree pays don’t stack — the highest applies. Assignment pay, shift differential, and education pay all stack.
The Whole Package
Benefits
Retirement
Idaho PERSI Police/Firefighter pension — defined benefit, Rule of 80, county-paid contributions. Optional 457(b) with a 3% county match.
Health
Medical, dental, vision — county pays 92% of employee and 80% of family premiums. HSA option with a county seed contribution.
Time Off
PTO from 3+ weeks/year, growing with tenure · separate sick leave · 11 paid holidays, worked at time-and-a-half.
Wellness
One hour of paid, on-duty workout time per shift · 24/7 HQ gym · annual wellness visit, confidential counseling, chaplain and peer support.
Take-Home Vehicle
Every deputy, from day one out of FTO — countywide plus a 30-mile residency buffer.
Uniforms & Gear
100% agency-issued and agency-replaced, plus a $1,200 annual equipment allowance.
Training & Education
Paid POST academy at full salary with lodging · 100+ hours paid in-service yearly · up to $4,000/year tuition reimbursement.
Hiring Bonuses
$5,000 entry bonus ($2,500 at academy graduation, $2,500 at FTO completion). Lateral bonus $7,500.
The Amelia Standard
Issued. Not offered.
Every patrol deputy is issued — not offered, issued — the same first-rate rig and gear, replaced on a funded cycle by the 2023 public-safety levy.
- Vehicle
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Ford F-150 Responder or Explorer Police Interceptor Utility
Personally assigned · Axon Fleet 3 in-car camera · integrated mapping · secured rifle rack · winter package
- Patrol Rifle
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Sons of Liberty Gun Works MK1
EOTech EXPS3 optic · Modlite weapon light · SureFire RC3 suppressor — every rifle, every deputy
- Duty Pistol
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Glock 17
Aimpoint COA optic · SureFire X300 Turbo light · Safariland duty holster
- Load-Bearing
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Agilite battle belt & plate carrier
Rifle-rated plates, fitted to each deputy
- On-Body Tech
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Axon Body 4 · TASER 10 · agency smartphone
Issued, not offered
- Specialty
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Skydio X10 thermal UAS · marine vessels · UTVs & snowmobiles
Night-vision-equipped regional SWAT element · backcountry response fleet