Salary, Benefits & Incentives

Base Salary:

• Entry level: $27.49/hour ($57,180/year)
• Lateral deputy: $27.49 – $33.21/hour DOQ ($57,180 - $69,077/year)
• Multiple overtime opportunities available to all positions

Time-Off Benefits:

• 11 paid holidays per year
• Sick leave (accrued at approximately 95 hours/year)
• Vacation leave – 2 weeks/year (up to 5 years of service), 3 weeks/year (5 – 10 years of service), 4 weeks/year (10+ years of service)
  • Laterals may be qualified for higher accrual rates
• Personal day – 8 hours per year
• Bereavement leave – up to 40 hours
• Comp time – maximum of 80 hours

Incentives:

• College degree incentives:
  
  • Associates Degree – $1,800.00 per year
  • Bachelor’s Degree – $2,400.00 per year
  • Master’s Degree – $3,000.00 per year
    
    
• Bonuses
  • Take home vehicles within a 40 mile radius of main office
  • 4-day work week (work four 10-hour days and have three days off)
  • Exercise facility
  • $200.00 yearly boot allowance
  • Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement (available after one year)
  • All equipment (uniforms, duty belts & accessories, jacket, firearm*, etc.) issued

Retirement:

• Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)/Municipal Police Plan 5
• Retirement benefit up to 100% of final average salary
• For further details please visit: www.pera.state.nm.us
• 457b deferred compensation plan available to all employees

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 (Counseling)
• Wellness Program
  • Fitness Facilities within tri-city area
  • Health Fair

Supplemental Benefits:

• Short-term Disability
• Accident & Disability Insurance
• Dental Source
• Life
• Vision Care Direct
• Low cost legal defense fund

*Deputies may carry their personally owned firearm after a specific approval process.

*Excluding the face, hands and neck, the San Juan County Sheriff's Office tattoo policy has been updated to allow reasonable tattoos to be in view.