Denver Sheriff's Deputies Get 4% Raises Under New Labor Contract
What to know
- The Denver City Council approved a new labor contract granting about 700 sheriff's deputies a 4% pay raise.
- The raise is retroactive to Jan. 1 and includes contract changes such as added specialty pay and expanded funeral leave.
- The agreement comes amid recent city layoffs and a broader budget shortfall that limited raises for most city employees.
About 700 deputies in the Denver Sheriff Department will receive 4% raises after the City Council voted Monday to approve their new collective bargaining agreement.
The Denver Sheriff FOP Lodge 27, part of the Fraternal Order of Police, negotiated the agreement with city officials. The new raises are retroactive to Jan. 1.
The new contract has several smaller changes, including allowing the horseback-mounted patrol unit (the human members) to receive specialty pay and increasing funeral leave from three to five days, according to an executive summary of the agreement.
The council approved the contract as part of a block vote, with no members calling it out for discussion.
In September, the council also approved raises for Denver police officers, who will receive staggered pay bumps, adding a cumulative 16% to their salaries over the next three years. The first step, a 2% raise, began in January.
Those decisions come after the city laid off 169 employees and eliminated 600 vacant positions in August in an effort to address a $200 million budget shortfall. Most city employees didn’t receive raises in the 2026 budget.
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