In part 4 of our on-going wage series, we now turn to the rankings of County Deputy Sheriff and City Police Officer rankings throughout the State. This series always produces both expected and unexpected information about the relative standing of jurisdictions.

This is the third article in our wage series reporting on contract settlement trends. This article highlights some of the recent economic developments most likely to impact your negotiations outlook. As always, the most important variable for your contract is your local economy and your employer’s fiscal condition but the larger state and national trends have an immediate bearing on those and are worth an examination.