Prioritizing police pay From the cover
Police jurisdictions in Community Impact's coverage area
What’s happening?
Fort Bend County
Katy Fulshear
Police departments across the Greater Houston area have requested pay raises following an $832 million agreement by Houston City Council to raise police pay by 36.5% over the next ve years and Harris County commissioners approving a $81,000 pay increase for constables Sept. 9. First steps were seen in Montgomery County, which introduced a four-year plan in its scal year 2025-26 budget to increase deputy starting pay to $70,928 next year, with a goal of reaching a six- gure starting salary by FY 2028-29. Now, the Fort Bend County Sheri ’s o ce and local police departments have joined the trend, with both the county and city of Fulshear forming police salary committees, Community Impact reported. In Fulshear, the police department adjusted salaries about ve years ago, putting the city at the highest paid entry level in the county, Police Chief Kenny Seymour said in an email. The department created a performance-based step program to help employees advance through the pay structure. Currently, the starting salary for Fort Bend County deputies is $68,515, according to statistics provided by Fort Bend County Sheri Eric Fagan. That number is up 61.6% from 2015 and 24.4% from 2023, when the starting salary for o cers was $42,386 and $55,078.40, respectively, according to statistics from the sheri ’s o ce. “Residents should know FBCSO seeks to retain its workforce, particularly since many reside within Fort Bend County and call Fort Bend County home,” Fagan said. However, city of Katy o cials said they have not seen the same problems.
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Area entities have increased pay to remain competitive as the city of Houston approved a 36.5% raise over the next ve years. Local police pay since 2020
Area police pay comparisons
Fort Bend County
$68,515
Katy
Fulshear
Katy
Fort Bend County
$70,414
$80K
Fulshear
$71,166
$64,457
$71,166
$70K
Missouri City
$60K
$72,961
$57,761
$68,515 $70,414
$50K
Houston
$75,000
$47,689
$40K
Sugar Land
$0
$75,605
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
SOURCE: VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES COMMUNITY IMPACT NOTE: ADDITIONAL KATY PAY RATES WERE NOT PROVIDED BY PRESS TIME.
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