The board of county commissioners shall establish, by resolution, the salary payable to the sheriff. The salary payable may not be less than the following schedule based upon the most recent decennial federal census of population of counties.
County Population
Salary Schedule
Below 10,000
$41,256
10,000-14,999
$44,723
15,000-24,999
$46,110
25,000-69,999
$51,657
70,000 and over
$56,163
The board of county commissioners may not decrease the salary of the sheriff during consecutive terms of office of the sheriff. Any sheriff having responsibility for managing a full-time jail shall receive an additional ten percent added to the base salary listed in this section.