What Do Portsmouth City Workers Earn? 

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 

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