Section 325.11. Salary of prosecuting attorney

(A) Each prosecuting attorney shall be classified, for salary purposes, according to the population of the county. All prosecuting attorneys shall receive annual compensation in accordance with the following schedules and in accordance with section 325.18 of the Revised Code:

CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2001 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 20,000	$46,245
2	20,001 - 35,000	47,958
3	35,001 - 55,000	49,671
4	55,001 - 95,000	55,237
5	95,001 - 200,000	59,947
6	200,001 - 400,000	66,799
7	400,001 - 1,000,000	71,079
8	1,000,001 or more	73,709
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2001 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 20,000	$78,952
2	20,001 - 35,000	88,821
3	35,001 - 55,000	88,821
4	55,001 - 95,000	98,689
5	95,001 - 200,000	98,689
6	200,001 - 400,000	98,689
7	400,001 - 1,000,000	101,085
8	1,000,001 or more	103,480
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 20,000	$56,929
2	20,001 - 35,000	59,037
3	35,001 - 55,000	61,146
4	55,001 - 95,000	67,999
5	95,001 - 200,000	73,798
6	200,001 - 400,000	82,233
7	400,001 - 1,000,000	87,502
8	1,000,001 or more	90,739
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 20,000	$97,193
2	20,001 - 35,000	109,342
3	35,001 - 55,000	109,342
4	55,001 - 95,000	121,488
5	95,001 - 200,000	121,488
6	200,001 - 400,000	121,488
7	400,001 - 1,000,000	124,439
8	1,000,001 or more	127,389
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 55,000	$64,203
2	55,001 - 95,000	71,399
3	95,001 - 200,000	77,488
4	200,001 - 400,000	86,344
5	400,001 - 1,000,000	91,877
6	1,000,001 or more	95,276
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 55,000	$114,809
2	55,001 - 95,000	127,563
3	95,001 - 200,000	127,563
4	200,001 - 400,000	127,563
5	400,001 - 1,000,000	130,661
6	1,000,001 or more	133,759
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 55,000	$67,413
2	55,001 - 95,000	74,969
3	95,001 - 200,000	81,363
4	200,001 - 400,000	90,662
5	400,001 - 1,000,000	96,471
6	1,000,001 or more	100,040
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 55,000	$120,549
2	55,001 - 95,000	133,941
3	95,001 - 200,000	133,941
4	200,001 - 400,000	133,941
5	400,001 - 1,000,000	137,194
6	1,000,001 or more	140,447
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2019 AND THEREAFTER FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 55,000	$70,784
2	55,001 - 95,000	78,717
3	95,001 - 200,000	85,431
4	200,001 - 400,000	95,195
5	400,001 - 1,000,000	101,294
6	1,000,001 or more	105,042
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2019 AND THEREAFTER FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class	Population Range	Compensation
1	1 - 55,000	$126,577
2	55,001 - 95,000	140,638
3	95,001 - 200,000	140,638
4	200,001 - 400,000	140,638
5	400,001 - 1,000,000	144,053
6	1,000,001 or more	147,469

(B) Notwithstanding the compensation specified in division (A) of this section, a prosecuting attorney in a county with a population of one million one or more who does not engage in the private practice of law shall receive in calendar year 2020 and in each calendar year thereafter annual compensation in an amount equal to the total compensation paid to a judge of the court of common pleas of that county pursuant to sections 141.04 and 141.05 of the Revised Code for the same calendar year, reduced by one hundred dollars.

(C) A prosecuting attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law unless before taking office the prosecuting attorney notifies the board of county commissioners of the intention to engage in the private practice of law.

A prosecuting attorney may elect to engage or not to engage in the private practice of law before the commencement of each new term of office, and a prosecuting attorney who engages in the private practice of law who intends not to engage in the private practice of law during the prosecuting attorney's next term of office shall so notify the board of county commissioners. A prosecuting attorney who elects not to engage in the private practice of law may, for a period of six months after taking office, engage in the private practice of law for the purpose of concluding the affairs of private practice of law without any diminution of salary as provided for in division (A) of this section and in section 325.18 of the Revised Code.

(D) As used in this section, "salary" does not include any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for health, medical, hospital, dental, or surgical benefits, or any combination of those benefits, covering the prosecuting attorney and paid on that person's behalf by a governmental entity.

Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.

Effective Date: 12-08-2000