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 2017 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 2018 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 2018 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 YEARS 2019 AND THEREAFTER 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 YEARS 2019 AND THEREAFTER 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 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.
Last updated November 21, 2022 at 5:37 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- December 8, 2000 – House Bill 712 - 123rd General Assembly [ View December 8, 2000 Version ]
- September 29, 2015 – House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly [ View September 29, 2015 Version ]
- December 27, 2018 – Amended by Senate Bill 296 - 132nd General Assembly [ View December 27, 2018 Version ]