State police's stagnant pay concerns some Indiana lawmakers

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stagnant pay for Indiana State Police troopers has some lawmakers worried that the agency will lose officers to higher-paying departments.

Troopers receive annual experience raises until they reach 20 years, but a 2 percent increase to their base pay that takes effect this summer is the first such increase in seven years.

State Sen. Jim Arnold, D-LaPorte, said the annual salary of about $38,000 for first-year troopers leaves the state police at risk of having its officers hired away.

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