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  • UAB Police

    UAB is committed to being an employer of choice for law enforcement personnel in the local job market. To meet this commitment, UAB offers a sustainable and competitive pay plan that makes it a market leader in sworn officer salaries in the Birmingham and Jefferson County area.


    Start Rate

    Effective 10/01/2024, the start rate for PS107N1 Police Officer is $24.00 per hour.


    Shift Differential

    Effective 01/02/2022, the campus shift differential for Sworn Police Officers is $0.75 evening / $0.75 night. For more information on shift differentials, please see HR Policy 204 in the UAB Policies and Procedures Library.


    For more information about UAB Police, please visit the UAB Police and Public Safety website.

  • Experience credit is the combination of related work experience and related education credit. Experience credit calculated for jobs in the Police Hiring Grid are capped at the hiring grid max.

    Work Experience

    All sworn officer work experience will be counted 1 to 1 in years of service, rounded to the nearest month. All other work experience will not be included in new hire pay decisions.

    Education

    Education credit is added together with work credit to assess new hire, promotional and rehire base pay rate decisions according to the hiring grid. Only degrees attained will be considered. This guideline does not imply entitlement to a pay increase for a current employee after attaining a higher level of education.

  • Updated for FY2025

    Police Cadet
    P070002

    Police Officer
    PS107N1

    Police Officer/Field Training
    PS107N2

    Corporal/Detective
    PS102E0/PS116N0

    Sergeant
    PS114E1

    Exp Credit

    Hourly

    Annual

    Exp Credit

    Hourly

    Annual

    Exp Credit

    Hourly

    Annual

    Exp Credit

    Hourly

    Annual

    Exp Credit

    Hourly

    Annual

    0+

    $23.00

    $47,840

    0

    $24.00

    $49,920

    2

    $27.20

    $56,576

    6

    $35.75

    $74,360

    10

    $45.25

    $94,120

         

    1

    $24.80

    $51,584

    3

    $28.20

    $58,656

    7

    $36.75

    $76,440

    11

    $46.00

    $95,680

         

    2

    $25.60

    $53,248

    4

    $29.20

    $60,736

    8

    $37.75

    $78,520

    12

    $46.75

    $97,240

         

    3

    $26.40

    $54,912

    5

    $30.20

    $62,816

    9

    $38.70

    $80,496

    13

    $47.50

    $98,800

         

    4

    $27.20

    $56,576

    6

    $31.20

    $64,896

    10

    $39.65

    $82,472

    14

    $48.20

    $100,256

         

    5

    $28.00

    $58,240

    7

    $32.15

    $66,872

    11

    $40.55

    $84,344

    15

    $48.90

    $101,712

         

    6

    $28.80

    $59,904

    8

    $33.10

    $68,848

    12

    $41.45

    $86,216

    16

    $49.55

    $103,064

         

    7

    $29.55

    $61,464

    9

    $34.05

    $69,525

    13

    $42.30

    $87,984

    17

    $50.20

    $104,416

         

    8

    $30.30

    $63,024

    10

    $35.00

    $70,824

    14

    $43.15

    $89,752

    18

    $50.80

    $105,664

         

    9

    $31.05

    $64,584

    11

    $35.90

    $74,672

    15

    $43.90

    $91,312

    19

    $51.40

    $106,912

         

    10

    $31.80

    $66,144

    12

    $36.80

    $76,544

    16

    $44.65

    $92,872

    20

    $52.00

    $108,160

         

    11

    $32.55

    $67,704

    13

    $37.65

    $78,312

    17

    $45.40

    $94,432

    21

    $52.50

    $109,200

         

    12

    $33.30

    $69,264

    14

    $38.50

    $80,080

    18

    $46.10

    $95,888

    22

    $53.00

    $110,240

         

    13

    $34.05

    $70,824

    15

    $39.30

    $81,744

    19

    $46.80

    $97,344

    23

    $53.50

    $111,280

         

    14

    $34.80

    $72,384

    16

    $40.10

    $83,408

    20

    $47.50

    $98,800

    24

    $54.00

    $112,320

         

    15

    $35.50

    $73,840

    17

    $40.85

    $84,968

    21

    $48.00

    $99,840

    25

    $54.50

    $113,360

         

    16

    $36.20

    $75,296

    18

    $41.60

    $86,528

    22

    $48.50

    $100,880

    26

    $55.00

    $114,400

         

    17

    $36.90

    $76,752

    19

    $42.30

    $87,984

    23

    $49.00

    $101,920

    27

    $55.50

    $115,440

         

    18

    $37.60

    $78,208

    20

    $43.00

    $89,440

    24

    $49.50

    $102,960

    28

    $56.00

    $116,480

         

    19

    $38.30

    $79,664

    21

    $43.50

    $90,480

    25

    $50.00

    $104,000

    29

    $56.50

    $117,520

         

    20

    $39.00

    $81,120

    22

    $44.00

    $91,520

    26

    $50.50

    $105,040

    30+

    $57.00

    $118,560

         

    21

    $39.50

    $82,160

    23

    $44.50

    $92,560

    27

    $51.00

    $106,080

         
         

    22

    $40.00

    $83,200

    24

    $45.00

    $93,600

    28

    $51.50

    $107,120

         
         

    23

    $40.50

    $84,240

    25+

    $45.50

    $94,640

    29

    $52.00

    $108,160

         
         

    24

    $41.00

    $85,280

         

    30+

    $52.50

    $109,200

         
         

    25+

    $41.50

    $86,320

                     

    Effective date of Hiring Grid is 9/9/2024.

    This grid is used for determining starting salaries and promotional adjustments associated with job changes only. Future salary adjustments, including but not limited to, merit and/or cost of living adjustments, are subject to University approval and the employee's individual performance.