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by several variables.
“The state compensation board is totally based on population,” Rappahannock County Sheriff Larry Sherertz said, “and that is not in line with surrounding jurisdictions that have more resources.” ' Sherertz refers to surrounding counties where total population of the entire county is computed.
However, in most of those counties, there is at least one town with its own police force, thus the population is somewhat skewed.
A starting deputy in Rappahannock County is paid a flat salary by the State of Virginia, $25,004. After one year on the job, that state compensation increases to $27,332.
However, Sherertz appealed to the County Board of Supervisors, and as of 2002, his deputies were also paid by the County payroll, with starting salaries increasing to a total of $30,454, which includes holiday payThe
county budget also allows for what Sherertz calls his “longevity incentive plan,” which gives an increase of fivepercent after three years service, nine-percent after five years, 12-percent after 10 years, 15-percent after 15 years and capping at 18-percent aft^r serving 20 years with the county.
The average salary for a deputy in Rappahannock is $34,379.
Starting deputy pay in neighboring Page County is
91.7%