Effective: December 27, 2018
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 296 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Each sheriff shall be classified, for salary purposes, according to the population of the county. All sheriffs shall receive annual compensation in accordance with the following schedules and in accordance with section 325.18 of the Revised Code:
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018
| Class | Population Range | Compensation |
| 1 | 1 - 55,000 | $61,624 |
| 2 | 55,001 - 95,000 | 71,384 |
| 3 | 95,001 - 200,000 | 86,974 |
| 4 | 200,001 - 400,000 | 97,437 |
| 5 | 400,001 - 1,000,000 | 103,249 |
| 6 | 1,000,001 or more | 106,241 |
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019
| Class | Population Range | Compensation |
| 1 | 1 - 55,000 | $64,327 |
| 2 | 55,001 - 95,000 | 74,953 |
| 3 | 95,001 - 200,000 | 91,322 |
| 4 | 200,001 - 400,000 | 102,309 |
| 5 | 400,001 - 1,000,000 | 108,411 |
| 6 | 1,000,001 or more | 111,553 |
(B) In addition to the annual compensation that a sheriff receives under this section for performing the duties of sheriff prescribed by law, each sheriff shall receive in consideration of the impact of Amended Substitute Senate Bill No. 2 of the 121st general assembly on the workload of the sheriff, an additional amount equal to one-eighth of the annual compensation that the sheriff receives under division (A) of this section and section 325.18 of the Revised Code. This additional compensation shall be paid biweekly from the county treasury if adequate funds have been appropriated by the general assembly. If adequate funds have been appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this section, not later than the fifteenth day of March and September of each year, the attorney general shall reimburse the fiscal officer of the county the amount of additional compensation paid under this division, the related amount of employer contributions made under Chapter 145. of the Revised Code as required by the public employees retirement board, and the related amount of the payments to the social security administration for employer contributions for Medicare part A. The fiscal officer shall deposit the revenue in the county treasury.