At the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Sheriffs in the Detentions / Court Services classification normally come into the Department as Cadets.

Cadets are paid at the rate of $33.95 per hour as they go through the 16-week Detentions / Court Services Academy.

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Upon graduation, Cadets are then promoted to the Deputy Sheriff: Detentions / Court Services classification. The base pay for a Deputy Sheriff in Detentions / Court Services is $57,791.50 - $103,737.40 annually.

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The following are additional pay incentives and premiums that are available for those who are eligible: 

• New Lateral Incentive Pays up to $20,000
• Night Shift Premium/ Shift Differential - 5% with four (4) or more hours worked between 5:00 PM - 8:00 AM
• In-Service Training Premium - $45 biweekly
• Bilingual Premium - $32.30 biweekly
• Prisoner Transportation Premium - 3% of base pay
• Detective Assignment Premium - 5% of base pay
• Corporal Assignment Premium - 5% of base pay

Work Locations

Deputy Sheriffs in the Detentions / Court Services classification can be assigned to any one of the facilities below.

Detentions Facilities

• East Mesa Reentry Facility
• George Bailey Detention Facility
• Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility
• Rock Mountain Detention Facility
• San Diego Central Jail
• South Bay Detention Facility
• Vista Detention Facility

Civil Offices

• Chula Vista Civil Office
• El Cajon Civil Office
• San Diego Civil Office
• Vista Civil Office

Work Schedule

As a Deputy Sheriff Detentions/Court Services, your detentions schedule will likely involve 12.5 hour shifts, with alternating 2- and 5-day periods of work and rest. You will work 7 days or nights in each 14 day pay period. Below is one example of a Detentions Work Schedule.

Deputies assigned to the Courts work a more traditional business schedule.