2019 Where Do MPD Wages Stand Among Peer Cities? Memphis Police - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Memphis Police Association Impasse Presentation 2019

Where Do MPD Wages Stand Among Peer Cities? Memphis Police Dept. Top Out Salary $57,828 Average Police Officer Salary for Lockton Survey Peer Cities $64,936 Disparity 12.3%

Lockton Survey 2019 – Participating Cities

The City of Memphis contracted Lockton to conduct a wage survey which found that senior Patrolman on MPD were paid 12.3% below market rate.

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The Reality of Wage Disparity Among MPD Ranks According to the Lockton Market Wage Survey, 271 officers are paid above the Competitive Market Value (50 th percentile). This translates into 88% of MPD Officers being paid below competitive market value . Rank # of Officers in Position % Pay Disparity Police Officer Probation 114 2.7% Below Police Officer 1-2 yrs 152 5.9% Above Police Officer 2-5 yrs 119 6.9% Above Police Officer 6-9 yrs 287 7.2% Below Police Officer 10-12 yrs 632 8.0% Below Police Officer 13-14 yrs 47 9.9% Below Police Officer 15+ yrs 424 12.3% Below Sergeant 270 16.3% Below Lieutenant 215 17.7% Below

Importance of the 5 Year Mark Average Years on for Resignations: 7.3 (2015-2019) Rank # of Officers in Position % Pay Disparity Police Officer Probation 114 2.7% Below Police Officer 1-2 yrs 152 5.9% Above Police Officer 2-5 yrs 119 6.9% Above Police Officer 6-9 yrs 287 7.2% Below Police Officer 10-12 yrs 632 8.0% Below Police Officer 13-14 yrs 47 9.9% Below Police Officer 15+ yrs 424 12.3% Below Sergeant 270 16.3% Below Lieutenant 215 17.7% Below

3 Year Plateau – 10 Year Top Out *MPD officers reach a plateau at year 3 of $56,709 *This amount does not change until top out at year 13 $57,828 *An Increase of $1,119 after a decade Rank # of Officers in Position % Pay Disparity Police Officer Probation 114 2.7% Below Police Officer 1-2 152 5.9% Above Police Officer 2-5 yrs 119 6.9% Above Police Officer 6-9 yrs 287 7.2% Below Police Officer 10-12 yrs 632 8.0% Below Police Officer 13-14 yrs 47 9.9% Below Police Officer 15+ yrs 424 12.3% Below Sergeant 270 16.3% Below Lieutenant 215 17.7% Below

Average Years to Attain Rank of Sergeant 18.5 Rank # of Officers in Position % Pay Disparity Police Officer Probation 114 2.7% Below Police Officer 1-2 yrs 152 5.9% Above Police Officer 2-5 yrs 119 6.9% Above Police Officer 6-9 yrs 287 7.2% Below Police Officer 10-12 yrs 632 8.0% Below Police Officer 13-14 yrs 47 9.9% Below Police Officer 15+ yrs 424 12.3% Below Sergeant 270 16.3% Below Lieutenant 215 17.7% Below

Patrolman Top Out Salary Comparison for Shelby County Shelby County Sheriff Office Patrolman Top Out $62,800 Germantown Police Dept. Patrolman Top Out $60,902 Collierville Police Dept. Patrolman Top Out $58,845 Bartlett Police Dept. Patrolman Top Out $58,256 Memphis Police Dept. Patrolman Top Out $57,828

Local Pay • Bartlett $58,256 vs. Memphis $57,828 = -$429 or .74% • Collierville $58,845 vs. Memphis $57,828 = -$1,018 or 1.76% • Germantown $60,902 vs. Memphis $57,828 = -$3,075 or 5.3% • Shelby County $62,800 vs. Memphis $57,828 = -$4,973 or 8.6% 12

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office made an asserted effort to raise Sheriff Deputy top out pay by 8.5% in FY2019 , specifically to “be just a little more competitive” as they were planning on increasing recruitment and retention of Sheriff Deputies.

How busy is the Memphis Police department? 2017 Calls for Service County Wide: Memphis Police Dept.: 857,323 Shelby County Sheriff Office: 89,380 Collierville Police Dept.: 48,186 Germantown Police Dept.: 37,272 Sources: https://colliervillepolice.org/images/stories/Annual_Report/2018-Annual-Report.pdf https://www.germantown-tn.gov/home/showdocument?id=22399 http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/33023/Sheriff-Consolidated-numbered-FY19-Adopted

Homicides Worked By Department Between 2003 and 2018 Police Departments in Shelby County Homicides Between 2003/2018 Germantown Police Department 4 Collierville Police Department 6 Bartlett Police Department 10 Memphis Police Department 2,031

Acceleration of Recruitment Strategy 2018 saw the first net gain of officers (58) in 5 years

Chuck Wexler talks to police chiefs frequently, as head of the Police Executive Research Forum think tank in Washington. Recently, he asked a roomful of chiefs to raise their hands if they wanted their children to follow them into a law enforcement career. Not one hand went up, he said Jackman, Tom. "Who wants to be a police officer? Job applications plummet at most U.S. departments." Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/12/04/who-wants-be-police-officer-job-applicatio ns-plummet-most-us-departments/?utm_term=.0c46482a8c9c.