Employment Opportunities

Opportunities

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications to create a hiring list for 

Patrol Deputies & Corrections Deputies

 View applicaiton process.  

Applications Due Monday June 13th 2022 at 4:00pm

Mandatory Written Exam: Wednesday June 15th 2022

Interviews are scheudled for Tuesday June 21st, Wednesday June 22nd & Thursday June 23rd 2022 

Starting Salary: 

Patrol $50,875.00

Corrections $47,822.50

The Lee County Sheriff's Office continuly accepts applicaitons for Lateral Hire applicants by contacting Chief Deputy David Glessner at (815) 284-5218 or dglessner@countyoflee.org 

Patrol 

Base $50,875.00

Lateral $54,705.10*

Max pay after 18yrs $70,165.24

Corrections

Base $47,8222.50

Lateral $52,326.63*

Max pay 18yrs $68,804.27

Tele-Communications 

Starting Pay $45,910.56

Lateral Hire $52,198.06

Max Pay after 23yrs $67,620.21

*Lateral Hire pay is up to the ammount above, based on on experience. 

WORK SCHEDULE

Employees wrok 12-hour shifts in a two-week rotating schedule.  

Patrol start time is 5a-5p & 5p-5a

Corrections start time 6a-6p & 6p-6a

Tele-Communications start time is 5:30a-5:30p & 5:30p-5:30a