The Probation Officers Professional Association of Indiana (POPAI) Executive Board has concerns the minimum salary schedule for probation officers has not changed since adopted in its current form on September 10, 2002. Though some cost of living adjustments have occurred in the years since its adoption, frequently these increases have not permitted the schedule to keep pace with inflation and other professions that also require a bachelor’s degree to perform.
Though we had received feedback from a few chief probation officers in previous years regarding the slow pace of adjustments to the salary schedule, there has been a greater call to look at the schedule more recently. POPAI conducted several surveys of chief probation officers in Indiana regarding the Minimum Salary Scheduled for Probation Officers. Links to the surveys were emailed to every chief probation officer in every jurisdiction across the state, including city and town court chief probation officers. Our overall response rate from the surveys were generally around 85% and responses were received from at least one chief probation officer in the vast majority of counties.
The following documents present the results of these surveys along with additional information and recommended changes to the salary schedule being proposed by the POPAI Executive Board.
We have approached the Probation Officers Advisory Board, Indiana Office of Court Services, and the Judicial Conference with our recommendations to gain their support. We will keep our membership informed of our activities.
As you read through the documents, please feel free to contact any member of the POPAI Executive Board with questions or comments. You can also use our general email (ContactUsatPOPAI@gmail.com) and it will be forwarded to the Board. We appreciate hearing from our members about the work we are doing for you! Thank you for your support.
POPAI Proposal to Amend PO Salary Scale 03252022
POPAI Proposal to Amend PO Salary Scale Revised 07072022
POPAI Proposal to Amend PO Salary Scale Amendment #1 10122022
POPAI Proposal to Amend PO Salary Scale Amendment #2 08092023
Update:
Many of you know, our proposal gained favor with a subcommittee of judicial officers tasked with reviewing potential changes to the salary schedule. The proposal was forwarded to the Probation Committee for the Judicial Conference and unfortunately, our proposal remains with the Probation Committee and will not move forward to the Board of Directors for consideration, in part due to the fiscal impact our requested increases will have.
Since learning our proposal would not advance, the POPAI Executive Board launched a new endeavor and engaged with NFP’s Indianapolis Compensation Consulting practice to complete a compensation analysis for the probation officer position across Indiana. The information gained through this analysis is included in this document. We hope the information contained in the document will be used to advocate for higher salaries in local budget requests for 2025.
We will continue our efforts in advocating for fair and competitive compensation for probation officers in Indiana. Thank you for being a member of POPAI and thank you for your ongoing support.