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Deputy Sheriff

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

152 employees hold this title in Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $21,436, below the department median of $25,281.

Employees
152
Total payroll
$3.9M
Role median
$21,436
Agency median
$25,281
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,445$83,857+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 152 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare jurisdictions

Deputy Sheriff beyond Rhode Island

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Rhode Island, the median of $21,436 ranks #9 of 10. See Deputy Sheriff across all of Rhode Island

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$251,688 · 7,126
Vermont
$84,490 · 20
City of Baltimore
$66,839 · 408
City of Philadelphia
$22,513 · 249

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Sheriffroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Robert Lemieux

Deputy Sheriff/Public Safety

2025 total comp
$101,397
Base pay
$74,003
Overtime
$23,674
Other pay
$3,719
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,397

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$75,004
Middle Initial
J
Total Pay
$101,397

Robert Lemieux works as a Deputy Sheriff for Public Safety. Robert earned $101,397 in 2025.

John Ryan

Deputy Sheriff/Public Safety

2024 total comp
$85,835
Base pay
$82,734
Overtime
$2,301
Other pay
$800
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,835

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$79,504
Middle Initial
A
Total Pay
$85,835

John Ryan is a Deputy Sheriff at Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $85,835.

Keith Connelly

Deputy Sheriff/Public Safety

2025 total comp
$84,846
Base pay
$63,569
Overtime
$3,024
Other pay
$18,253
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,846

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$85,363
Middle Initial
P
Termination Date
Apr 1, 2025
Total Pay
$84,846

At Public Safety, Keith Connelly serves as a Deputy Sheriff. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,846.

Edward Papineau

Deputy Sheriff/Public Safety

2024 total comp
$83,883
Base pay
$70,654
Overtime
$12,330
Other pay
$899
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,883

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$68,798
Middle Initial
C
Total Pay
$83,883

Edward Papineau holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,883.

Arthur Scavitti Jr

Deputy Sheriff/Public Safety

2024 total comp
$82,576
Base pay
$78,171
Overtime
$3,709
Other pay
$696
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,576

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$81,298
Middle Initial
P
Termination Date
Jun 1, 2024
Total Pay
$82,576

Arthur Scavitti Jr holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $82,576.