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Salary and Benefits
Salary, Benefits & Incentives
Salary Scale:
- Entry level uncertified: $20.90/hour
- Laterals/Deputy II: $21.99/hour
Retirement:
- Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
- Municipal Police Plan 5
- Retirement can occur at:
- Any age with 25 or more years of service credit
- 60 years of age or older with 6 or more years of service credit
- 3% pension factor not to exceed 90% of final average salary
- 6-year vesting period
- For further details please visit: www.pera.state.nm.us
Time-Off Benefits:
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Sick leave (accrued at approximately 96 hours/year)
- Vacation leave – 96 hours/year (up to 5 years of service), 120 hours/year (5 – 10 years of service), 144 hours/year (10-15 years of service), 168 hours/year (15-20 years of service), 192 hours/year ( 20+ years of service)
- Bereavement leave – Up to 24 hours
Insurance:
- Group Health Insurance Plan includes major medical, dental, vision, prescription medicine and life insurance for employee and their eligible dependents; for the employee it also includes short-term disability.
- Life insurance – Employer provided life insurance accompanies the medical benefits or you may elect to participate in the life insurance plan only.
Miscellaneous Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits:
- Short-term Disability
- Accident & Disability Insurance
- Dental Source
- Life
- Vision Care Direct
- Deferred Compensation Plan
Incentives:
- Bonuses
- Take home vehicles within a 30-mile radius any county line.
- $750.00 yearly uniform allowance
- Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement (available after one year)
- All equipment (uniforms, duty belts & accessories, jacket, firearm*, etc.) issued
*Deputies may carry their personally owned firearm at the discretion of Otero County Sheriff’s Office firearms instructor. (Ammunition not provided by Otero County Sheriff’s Office)