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At the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Sheriffs in the Detentions / Court Services classification normally come into the Department as Cadets.
Cadets are paid at the rate of $37.01 per hour as they go through the 16-week Detentions / Court Services Academy.
Upon graduation, Cadets are then promoted to the Deputy Sheriff: Detentions / Court Services classification. The base pay for a Deputy Sheriff in Detentions / Court Services is $39.75 - $53.33 per hour ($87,847.50 - $117,859.30 annually).
For Lateral Hires, the following are additional pay incentives and premiums that are available for those who are eligible:
- Lateral Incentive Pay up to $20,000.
- Relocation Pay up to $15,000
- Night Shift Premium/ Shift Differential - 5% with 4 or more hours worked between 5:00 PM - 8:00 AM.
- Training Officer - $100.00 biweekly
- Corporal Assignment Premium - 5% of base pay
- Bilingual Premium - $100.00 biweekly
- Prisoner Transportation Premium - 3% of base pay
- Detective Assignment Premium - 5% of base pay
- K9 Premium – 5% of base pay
Work Locations
Deputy Sheriffs in the Detentions / Court Services classification can be assigned to any one of the facilities below.
Detentions Facilities
- East Mesa Reentry Facility
- George Bailey Detention Facility
- Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility
- Rock Mountain Detention Facility
- San Diego Central Jail
- South Bay Detention Facility
- Vista Detention Facility
Civil Offices
- Chula Vista Civil Office
- El Cajon Civil Office
- San Diego Civil Office
- Vista Civil Office
Work Schedule
As a Deputy Sheriff Detentions/Court Services, your detentions schedule will likely involve 12.5 hour shifts, with alternating 2- and 5-day periods of work and rest. You will work 7 days or nights in each 14 day pay period. Below is one example of a Detentions Work Schedule.