A pay scale for jailers good through Fiscal Year 2017 at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office was approved by the Washington County Board of Supervisors.With the approved pay scale, on January first starting wages for jailers will be $14.34 per hour and it will climb up to $15.25 per hour for starting employees January 1st, 2017. The goal of the pay scale is to adjust local jailers wages so they are more competitive with surrounding counties’ rates.

The first step was approved earlier this year and Sheriff Jerry Dunbar reported it has been going well. The supervisors approved the scale unanimously.