Code of the District of Columbia

§ 5–541.01. Salary schedule; maximum compensation permitted.

(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Class 11: Repealed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.