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Hood County raises recruit pay to $65,000 and adopts revised salary matrix

Hood County Commissioners Court · October 1, 2025
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The Hood County Commissioners Court approved corrections to the county salary matrix and incentive pay, including raising recruit pay from $51,700 to $65,000 to help fill deputy vacancies and improve recruiting while recruits attend the academy.

The Hood County Commissioners Court approved changes to the county salary matrix and incentive pay, including a specific increase in recruit pay from $51,700 to $65,000. The motion to approve the matrix with that exception passed unanimously, 5–0.

Commissioners described the matrix changes as a re-banding in which steps were multiplied and reallocated: earlier step increases were effectively rolled into a 10% raise applied across…

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