TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Pima County Board of Supervisors have approved a salary increase for corrections officers after a unanimous vote.
Approved in the Tuesday, Dec. 20 public meeting, corrections staff at the Pima County Sheriff's Department will receive a 7.5% pay increase starting Jan. 1, 2023.
Funding for the officers will cost about $1.7 million and will improve the department's retention efforts, according to a press release.
This increase will put corrections officer pay above the pay of detention officers in six other counties.
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