What Do Portsmouth City Workers Earn?
Portsmouth City Council will consider a measure to offer a 3.85% raise to non-union employees and confirm raises already negotiated with union employees at Monday’s Council Meeting.
So, what do salaries look like for Portsmouth City workers?
Police Pay Range
The pay rate for Portsmouth Police starts at $18.45 per hour for a recruit and raises to $23.54 during the probationary period and to $34.68 for Rookies.
Patrolman $25.88
Senior Patrolman $26.91
Sergeant $29.90
Lieutenant $32.59
Captain $35.52
Deputy Chief $37.12
Firefighter Pay Range
Probationary firefighters start at $16.13 an hour, while firefighters receive $18.70.
Lieutenant $21.39
Captain $22.86
Fire Marshall/ Prevention Officer $30.26
Asistant Chief $24.23
City Workers
Salaries for other city workers range from a max of $120,000 for the City Manager position to $11.42 an hour for seasonal labor:
City Manager $90,000 –$120,000 per yearly
City Auditor $79,784 yearly
City Solicitor $68,315 yearly
City Engineer $55,713 – 75,260 yearly
Public Service Director $40,872 –$ 67,447 yearly
Fire Chief $38,925 – $82,045 yearly
Police Chief $38,925 – $82,045 yearly
Admin. Asst. Police Dept. $26,974 – $44,969 yearly
Community Development Director $37,181 – $61,994 yearly
City Clerk $21,179 – $44, 213 yearly
Admin. Asst. City Manager’s Office $25,769 – $40,891 yearly
Assistant to City Manager $26,915 – $46,182 yearly
Admin. Asst. Fire Dept. $23,253 – $38,766 yearly
Assistant City Solicitor/Prosecutor $33,287 – $43,068 yearly
Legal Secretary to Solicitor $27,555 – $44,850 yearly
Legal Secretary to Solicitor/ Executive Secretary Civil Service $27,555 – $58,728
Investigator to Solicitor $26,681 – $41,690 yearly
Asst. to Service Director $25,636 – $41,444 yearly
Public Utilities Director of Water $40,631 – $70,068 yearly
Public Utilities Director of Waste Water $40,631 – $70,068 yearly
Director Utility Account Services $47,148 – $67,782 yearly
Parks and Recreation Director $37,368 – $42,914 per yearly
Assistant Director – Engineering $29,605 – $50,799 yearly
GIS Admin/System Analyst $47,287 yearly
PT Plans Examiner/Engineer $31.84 – $45.80 per hour
Emergency Flood Defense Worker (Temp.) Ohio minimum wage
Campground Caretaker $7,640 yearly
Grants Technician $28,918 –$ 40,477 yearly
Executive Secretary – Civil Service $6,368 – $13,879 yearly
Pool Manager $7,584 yearly
Municipal Court Clerk $34,380 – $58,134 yearly
Municipal Ct. Sec/Ct. Rpt. /Assig Clk. $22,045 – $48,432 yearly
Animal Control Officer $25,544 – $35,804 yearly
Lead Code Enforcement Officer/ Part-Time Parks and Recreation Director $61,585 yearly
Code Enforcement Officer$ 44,498 yearly
IT Tech/Officer Manager – Engineering $41,866 yearly
Municipal Court Security Reg. PT $12.71 – $16.66 per hour
Human Resource Officer PT $19.42 per hour
Seasonal Laborer $11.42 per hour
