Trooper Salary

June 9, 2022

Salary Schedule for FY 2025

The Texas Legislature has authorized an expanded enforcement program that includes a 50 hour work week.

FY 2024-2025             (Effective 09-01-2024)

Progressive Steps

Base Salary

Yearly

Overtime

Yearly w/Overtime

Trooper-Trainee
(During recruit school)

Graduation Bonus (One-Time)

$4,271.25

$5,000.00

$51,255.00

 

$5,872.97

 

$70,475.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probationary Trooper

(Upon being commissioned)

$4,620.08

$55,441.00

$6,352.61

$76,231.38

 

 

 

 

 

Trooper I
(After 12 month probation period)

$5,487.56

$65,850.75

$7,545.40

$90,544.78

 

 

   

 

Trooper II
(4 years of service)

$6,689.50

$80,274.00

$9,198.06

$110,376.75

 

 

   

 

Trooper III
(8 years of service)

$7,165.75

$85,989.00

$9,852.91

$118,234.88

 

 

   

 

Trooper IV
(12 years of service)

$7,482.39

$89,788.65

$10,288.28

$123,459.39

 

 

   

 

Trooper V
(16 years of service)

$7,828.10

$93,937.20

$10,763.64

$129,163.65

 

 

   

 

Trooper VI
( 20 years of service)

$8,173.73

$98,084.70

$11,238.87

$134,866.46

 

 

 

 

 

Sergeant/Agents

 

 

 

 

(4 years of service)

$7,498.40

$89,980.80

$10,310.30

$123,723.60

 

 

 

 

 

(8 years of service)

$8,006.67

$96,080.00

$11,009.17

$132,110.00

 

 

 

 

 

(12 years of service)

$8,334.73

$100,016.70

$11,460.25

$137,522.96

 

 

 

 

 

(16 years of service)

$8,702.84

$104,434.05

$11,966.40

$143,596.82

 

 

 

 

 

(20 years of service)

$8,919.84

$107,038.05

$12,264.78

$147,177.32

Salary is paid monthly
* Effective Sept 1, 2024

Stipend

Troopers may be entitled to an education or peace officer certificate stipend and may be entitled to a bilingual proficiency stipend at the following per month ratios:

Stipend ratios
Education Stipend
Masters $150.00
Bachelor $100.00
Associate $50.00
Certificate Stipend
Masters $150.00
Advanced $100.00
Intermediate $50.00
Proficiency Stipend
Second Language $50.00

Prior Law Enforcement Experience

Troopers completing the required Field Training Program (FTO) as defined by the Department and have at least four (4) years of verified full-time prior experience as a full-time peace officer in any state within the United States will advance to Trooper II salary. Troopers who have less than four (4) years of verified full-time prior experience as a peace officer in any state within the United States will advance to Trooper I salary until they reach four (4) years of combined law enforcement experience at which time they will advance to Trooper II salary.