District of Columbia § 5-541.01 Salary schedule; maximum compensation permitted.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 5-541.01 — Salary schedule; maximum compensation permitted.

District of Columbia § 5-541.01

JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia

Title 5Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.

Ch. 5Salaries.

Subch. IIISalary Classifications.

Part ASalary Schedules.

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D.C. Code § 5-541.01 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsections (a-1) and (b) of this section, the annual rates of basic compensation of the officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall be fixed in accordance with the following schedule of rates: Class 1: Fire private, police private $12,296 $12,667 $13,282 $13,897 $14,877 $15,863 $16,478 $17,093 $17,707 Class 2: Fire inspector 14,019 14,877 15,741 16,600 17,458 18,322 19,181 Class 3: Detective, assistant pilot, assistant marine engineer 15,370 16,139 16,907 17,676 18,444 19,213 19,981 Class 4: Fire sergeant, police sergeant, detective sergeant 16,700 17,532 18,370 19,207 20,045 20,877 Class 5: Fire lieutenant, police lieutenant 19,303 20,273 21,237 22,202 23,166 Class 6: Marine engineer, pilot 21,0

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(a) Except as provided in subsections (a-1) and (b) of this section, the annual rates of basic compensation of the officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall be fixed in accordance with the following schedule of rates: Class 1: Fire private, police private $12,296 $12,667 $13,282 $13,897 $14,877 $15,863 $16,478 $17,093 $17,707 Class 2: Fire inspector 14,019 14,877 15,741 16,600 17,458 18,322 19,181 Class 3: Detective, assistant pilot, assistant marine engineer 15,370 16,139 16,907 17,676 18,444 19,213 19,981 Class 4: Fire sergeant, police sergeant, detective sergeant 16,700 17,532 18,370 19,207 20,045 20,877 Class 5: Fire lieutenant, police lieutenant 19,303 20,273 21,237 22,202 23,166 Class 6: Marine engineer, pilot 21,089 22,138 23,193 24,242 Class 7: Fire captain, police captain 22,870 24,014 25,159 26,299 Class 8: Battalion fire chief, police inspector 26,511 27,836 29,166 30,496 Class 9: Deputy Fire Chief, Deputy Chief of Police 31,111 33,215 35,325 37,434 Class 10: Assistant Chief of Police, Assistant Fire Chief 36,888 39,347 41,806 Class 11: Repealed

(a-1) The Chief of Police, effective January 2, 2007, and the Fire Chief, effective April 16, 2007, shall be paid in accordance with the DX Schedule for subordinate agency heads pursuant to § 1-610.52 .

(b) Compensation may not be paid, by reason of any provision of this subchapter, at a rate in excess of the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule contained in subchapter II of Chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the annual rates of basic compensation of officers appointed pursuant to § 1-610.72 shall be established by the salary schedule established in subsection (a) of this section as modified pursuant to § 5-545.06a .

Legislative History

Aug. 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 481, Pub. L. 85-584, title I, § 101; Oct. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 1239, Pub. L. 87-882, § 1; Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 431, Pub. L. 88-426, title III, § 306(i)(6); Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 880, Pub. L. 88-575, title I, § 101; Nov. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 1591, Pub. L. 89-810, title I, § 101; May 27, 1968, 82 Stat. 140, Pub. L. 90-320, § 1(a); May 27, 1968, 82 Stat. 141, Pub. L. 90-320, § 1(b); June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 354, Pub. L. 91-297, title I, § 102; Dec. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 1391, Pub. L. 91-530, § 3; Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 634, Pub. L. 92-410, title I, §§ 101, 102; Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1036, Pub. L. 93-407, title I, § 101(a)(1); Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2173, Pub. L. 93-635, § 1; June 19, 1976, D.C. Law 1-73, § 2(1), 23 DCR 2807; Oct. 4, 2000, D.C. Law § 13-160 , § 103(a), 47 DCR 4619; Oct. 18, 2007, D.C. Law 17-25, § 3, 54 DCR 8014; May 13, 2008, D.C. Law 17-154, § 6(a), 55 DCR 3678