Shawnee County will pay Department of Corrections workers more after the Shawnee County Commission approved a series of “significant pay adjustments” on Monday. According to the commission, the need to keep and hire “quality” officers required the commission to take steps to approve higher wages. The multi-level base and differential pay program can bring wages for current and new corrections officers up by $6.00 an hour on top of an enhanced base pay rate. In addition to the starting wage for a Corrections Specialist increasing to $20.24 an hour, the Commission also approved: A $1.50 hourly pay differential for all hourly staff working within the detention facilities. A $2.00 hourly pay differential for all department uniformed security staff within the detention facilities. $2.50 hour pay differential for all 24/7 security staff working within a detention facility with a vacancy rate of 25% or higher, which is considered a “crisis staffing level”.
Source: KSNT News
