Citizens Media Resource: Memphis Set to Raise Salary for Next Chief

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Memphis Set to Raise Salary for Next Chief

The next city of Memphis police chief will get a raise of between about $40,000 and $98,000 over the present pay scale.

Salary Range Posted for Next Memphis Police Chief

In its recruiting brochure, the city states that the salary range for the next director of police services, aka chief, will be $190,577 to $247,750. The present salary for the position, held by interim director of police services Mike Rallings, is $150,000. That itself represented a raise in pay instituted by mayor Jim Strickland earlier this year. Former chief Toney Armstrong was paid an annual salary of $126,001.46. Strickland previously had said the going rate based on other cities was about $250,000, in his estimation, and Memphis may need to raise its salary level to get the best candidate. This posting is the first time the city has published a new salary range for the job.

Memphis has retained the International Association of Chiefs of Police to manage a search for the next chief. The job was posted May 6, 2016.

Police Career Search Website Shows City of Memphis Chief Job Was Posted May 6, 2016

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