Section 325.15 | Salary of county coroner.
(A) Each coroner shall be classified, for salary purposes, according to the population of the county. All coroners 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
CORONERS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class | Population Range | Compensation |
1 | 1 - 20,000 | $18,842 |
2 | 20,001 - 35,000 | 21,410 |
3 | 35,001 - 55,000 | 23,978 |
4 | 55,001 - 95,000 | 35,112 |
5 | 95,001 - 200,000 | 43,676 |
6 | 200,001 - 400,000 | 53,951 |
7 | 400,001 - 1,000,000 | 60,803 |
8 | 1,000,001 or more | 64,451 |
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2001 FOR
CORONERS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class | Population Range | Compensation |
5 | 175,001 - 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
CORONERS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class | Population Range | Compensation |
1 | 1 - 20,000 | $23,195 |
2 | 20,001 - 35,000 | 26,357 |
3 | 35,001 - 55,000 | 29,518 |
4 | 55,001 - 95,000 | 43,223 |
5 | 95,001 - 200,000 | 53,769 |
6 | 200,001 - 400,000 | 66,418 |
7 | 400,001 - 1,000,000 | 74,851 |
8 | 1,000,001 or more | 79,343 |
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 FOR
CORONERS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class | Population Range | Compensation |
5 | 175,001 - 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 AND THEREAFTER FOR
CORONERS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class | Population Range | Compensation |
1 | 1 - 55,000 | $30,993 |
2 | 55,001 - 95,000 | 45,384 |
3 | 95,001 - 200,000 | 56,458 |
4 | 200,001 - 400,000 | 69,739 |
5 | 400,001 - 1,000,000 | 78,594 |
6 | 1,000,001 or more | 83,310 |
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017 AND THEREAFTER FOR
CORONERS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class | Population Range | Compensation |
3 | 175,001 - 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 |
(B) A coroner in a county with a population of one hundred seventy-five thousand one or more shall not engage in the private practice of medicine unless, before taking office, the coroner notifies the board of county commissioners of the intention to engage in that private practice.
A coroner in a county with a population of one hundred seventy-five thousand one or more shall elect to engage or not to engage in the private practice of medicine before the commencement of each new term of office, and a coroner in such a county who engages in the private practice of medicine but who intends not to engage in the private practice of medicine during the coroner's next term of office shall so notify the board of county commissioners as specified in this division. For a period of six months after taking office, a coroner who elects not to engage in the private practice of medicine may engage in the private practice of medicine, without any reduction of the salary as provided in division (A) of this section and in section 325.18 of the Revised Code, for the purpose of concluding the affairs of the coroner's private practice of medicine.
Last updated August 5, 2022 at 4:22 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- June 3, 2002 – House Bill 129 - 124th General Assembly [ View June 3, 2002 Version ]
- September 29, 2015 – House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly [ View September 29, 2015 Version ]
- August 31, 2016 – House Bill 240 - 131st General Assembly [ View August 31, 2016 Version ]
- December 27, 2018 – Amended by Senate Bill 296 - 132nd General Assembly [ View December 27, 2018 Version ]