UAB Police
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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 RateEffective 05/01/2024, the start rate for PS107N1 Police Officer is $21.00 per hour.
Shift DifferentialEffective 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.
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Experience credit is the combination of related work experience and related education credit. Experience credit calculated for entry into the Police Hiring Grid is capped at 25 experience credits, however officers may continue to progress to grade max through the annual merit process.
Work Experience: All sworn officer work experience will be counted 1 to 1 in years of service, rounded to the nearest month. One year and six months would calculate to 1.5 work experience credits. 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 grid. Only degrees attained will be considered and partial credit will not be considered. This guideline does not imply entitlement to a pay increase for a current employee after attaining a higher level of education.
Degree/Diploma Attained
Police Officer
PS107N1Police Officer/Field Training PS107N2
Corporal
PS102E0Detective
PS116N0Sergeant
PS114E1High School
0
0
-4
-4
-4
Associate’s
2
2
-2
-2
-2
Bachelor’s
4
4
0
0
0
Master’s
6
6
2
2
2
Doctorate
6
6
4
4
4
- The minimum required degree for the job classification is counted as 0.
- If the officer’s highest degree attained exceeds the minimum required degree, education credit will be given based on the table above.
- If the officer’s highest degree attained is below the minimum required degree, education credit is subtracted based on the table above.
Below are two examples of how the experience credit is calculated and applied to officers with different experience and education backgrounds:
Candidate A: Police Officer Vacancy- Six (6) years and two (2) months of work experience (6.17)
- High School Diploma (0)
- Experience credit calculation: 6.17 + 0 = 6.17; rounded to 6.0 experience credits
- Resulting pay rate is $23.75/ hour or $49,400 annually
Candidate B: Police Officer Vacancy- One (1) year and nine (9) months of work experience (1.75)
- Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice (4)
- Experience credit calculation: 1.75 + 4 = 5.75; rounded to 6.0 experience credits
- Resulting pay rate is $23.75/ hour or $49,400 annually
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Police Officer
PS107N1Police Officer/Field Training
PS107N2Corporal/Detective
PS102E0/PS116N0Sergeant
PS114E1Exp Credit
Hourly
Annual
Exp Credit
Hourly
Annual
Exp Credit
Hourly
Annual
Exp Credit
Hourly
Annual
0-1
$21.00
$43,680
0-1
0-1
0-1
2
$21.75
$45,240
2
$22.80
$47,424
2
$23.85
$49,608
2
3
$22.50
$46,800
3
$23.60
$49,088
3
$24.70
$51,376
3
$28.20
$58,656
4
$23.25
$48,360
4
$24.40
$50,752
4
$25.55
$53,144
4
$29.20
$60,736
5
$24.00
$49,920
5
$25.20
$52,416
5
$26.40
$54,912
5
$30.20
$62,816
6
$24.75
$51,480
6
$26.00
$54,080
6
$27.20
$56,576
6
$31.20
$64,896
7
$25.50
$53,040
7
$26.80
$55,744
7
$28.00
$58,240
7
$32.20
$66,976
8
$26.25
$54,600
8
$27.55
$57,304
8
$28.80
$59,904
8
$33.15
$68,952
9
$27.00
$56,160
9
$28.30
$58,864
9
$29.60
$61,568
9
$34.10
$70,928
10
$27.75
$57,720
10
$29.05
$60,424
10
$30.40
$63,232
10
$35.05
$72,904
11
$28.25
$58,780
11
$29.45
$61,256
11
$30.90
$64,272
11
$35.70
$74,256
12
$28.75
$59,800
12
$29.85
$62,088
12
$31.40
$65,312
12
$36.30
$75,504
13
$29.25
$60,840
13
$30.25
$62,920
13
$31.90
$66,352
13
$36.90
$76,752
14
$29.75
$61,880
14
$30.65
$63,752
14
$32.40
$67,392
14
$37.50
$78,000
15
$30.25
$62,920
15
$31.05
$64,584
15
$32.85
$68,328
15
$38.10
$79,248
16
$30.75
$63,960
16
$31.45
$65,416
16
$33.30
$69,264
16
$38.70
$80,496
17
$31.25
$65,000
17
$31.85
$66,248
17
$33.75
$70,200
17
$39.30
$81,744
18
$31.75
$66,040
18
$32.25
$67,080
18
$34.20
$71,136
18
$39.90
$82,992
19
$32.25
$67,080
19
$32.65
$67,912
19
$34.65
$72,072
19
$40.50
$84,240
20
$32.55
$67,704
20
$33.05
$68,744
20
$35.10
$73,008
20
$41.10
$85,488
21
$32.85
$68,328
21
$33.40
$69,472
21
$35.55
$73,944
21
$41.70
$86,736
22
$33.15
$68,952
22
$33.75
$70,200
22
$36.00
$74,880
22
$42.30
$87,984
23
$33.45
$69,576
23
$34.10
$70,928
23
$36.45
$75,816
23
$42.90
$89,232
24
$33.75
$70,200
24
$34.45
$71,656
24
$36.90
$76,752
24
$43.50
$90,480
25
$34.00
$70,720
25
$34.80
$72,384
25
$37.35
$77,688
25
$44.10
$91,728
Max
$35.30
$73,424
Max
$36.10
$75,088
Max
$38.85
$80,808
Max
$45.85
$95,368
Effective date of Hiring Grid is 05/01/2024.
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.