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2019

Where Do MPD Wages Stand Among Peer Cities?

Memphis Police Dept. Top Out Salary $57,828 Average Police Officer Salary for Lockton Survey Peer Cities $64,936 Disparity 12.3%

Lockton Survey 2019 – Participating Cities

The City of Memphis contracted Lockton to conduct a wage survey which found that senior Patrolman on MPD were paid 12.3% below market rate.

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According to the Lockton Market Wage Survey, 271 officers are paid above the Competitive Market Value (50thpercentile). This translates into 88% of MPD Officers being paid below competitive market value.

The Reality of Wage Disparity Among MPD Ranks

Rank # of Officers in Position % Pay Disparity Police Officer Probation 114 2.7% Below Police Officer 1-2 yrs 152 5.9% Above Police Officer 2-5 yrs 119 6.9% Above Police Officer 6-9 yrs 287 7.2% Below Police Officer 10-12 yrs 632 8.0% Below Police Officer 13-14 yrs 47 9.9% Below Police Officer 15+ yrs 424 12.3% Below Sergeant 270 16.3% Below Lieutenant 215 17.7% Below

Importance of the 5 Year Mark

Rank # of Officers in Position % Pay Disparity Police Officer Probation 114 2.7% Below Police Officer 1-2 yrs 152 5.9% Above Police Officer 2-5 yrs 119 6.9% Above Police Officer 6-9 yrs 287 7.2% Below Police Officer 10-12 yrs 632 8.0% Below Police Officer 13-14 yrs 47 9.9% Below Police Officer 15+ yrs 424 12.3% Below Sergeant 270 16.3% Below Lieutenant 215 17.7% Below

Average Years on for Resignations: 7.3 (2015-2019)

*MPD officers reach a plateau at year 3 of $56,709 *This amount does not change until top out at year 13 $57,828 *An Increase of $1,119 after a decade

3 Year Plateau – 10 Year Top Out

Rank # of Officers in Position % Pay Disparity Police Officer Probation 114 2.7% Below Police Officer 1-2 152 5.9% Above Police Officer 2-5 yrs 119 6.9% Above Police Officer 6-9 yrs 287 7.2% Below Police Officer 10-12 yrs 632 8.0% Below Police Officer 13-14 yrs 47 9.9% Below Police Officer 15+ yrs 424 12.3% Below Sergeant 270 16.3% Below Lieutenant 215 17.7% Below

Average Years to Attain Rank of Sergeant 18.5

Rank # of Officers in Position % Pay Disparity Police Officer Probation 114 2.7% Below Police Officer 1-2 yrs 152 5.9% Above Police Officer 2-5 yrs 119 6.9% Above Police Officer 6-9 yrs 287 7.2% Below Police Officer 10-12 yrs 632 8.0% Below Police Officer 13-14 yrs 47 9.9% Below Police Officer 15+ yrs 424 12.3% Below Sergeant 270 16.3% Below Lieutenant 215 17.7% Below

Patrolman Top Out Salary Comparison for Shelby County

Shelby County Sheriff Office Patrolman Top Out $62,800 Germantown Police Dept. Patrolman Top Out $60,902 Collierville Police Dept. Patrolman Top Out $58,845 Bartlett Police Dept. Patrolman Top Out $58,256 Memphis Police Dept. Patrolman Top Out $57,828

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• Bartlett $58,256 vs. Memphis $57,828 = -$429 or .74%
• Collierville $58,845 vs. Memphis $57,828 = -$1,018 or

1.76%

• Germantown $60,902 vs. Memphis $57,828 = -$3,075 or

5.3%

• Shelby County $62,800 vs. Memphis $57,828 = -$4,973 or

8.6%

Local Pay

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office made an asserted effort to raise Sheriff Deputy top out pay by 8.5% in FY2019, specifically to “be just a little more competitive” as they were planning on increasing recruitment and retention of Sheriff Deputies.

How busy is the Memphis Police department?

2017 Calls for Service County Wide:

Memphis Police Dept.: 857,323 Shelby County Sheriff Office: 89,380 Collierville Police Dept.: 48,186 Germantown Police Dept.: 37,272

Sources: https://colliervillepolice.org/images/stories/Annual_Report/2018-Annual-Report.pdf https://www.germantown-tn.gov/home/showdocument?id=22399 http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/33023/Sheriff-Consolidated-numbered-FY19-Adopted

Police Departments in Shelby County

Homicides Between 2003/2018 Germantown Police Department 4 Collierville Police Department 6 Bartlett Police Department 10 Memphis Police Department 2,031

Homicides Worked By Department Between 2003 and 2018

2018 saw the first net gain of officers (58) in 5 years

Acceleration of Recruitment Strategy

Chuck Wexler talks to police chiefs frequently, as head of the Police Executive Research Forum think tank in Washington. Recently, he asked a roomful of chiefs to raise their hands if they wanted their children to follow them into a law enforcement

• career. Not one hand went up, he said

Jackman, Tom. "Who wants to be a police officer? Job applications plummet at most U.S. departments." Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/12/04/who-wants-be-police-officer-job-applicatio ns-plummet-most-us-departments/?utm_term=.0c46482a8c9c.