Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) Retroactive Wage Rates for 2024-2025

The Labor Agreement between the University of Minnesota and Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. is effective January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025.

2024 Salary Rates updated retroactive to January 1, 2024.  

The new hourly rates and retro pay will be paid on the 3/20/24 payday (2/26/24 - 3/10/24 pay period). 

28.5 Year Two 

Police Officer

Hourly as of

1/1/2023

 Hourly as of

1/1/2024 

Hourly as of

1/1/2025

Starting rate$34.96$36.71 TBD
12 months service$40.05

$42.05 

TBD
24 months service$45.04$47.29TBD
36 months service$50.01 $52.51 TBD
Sergeant$60.53$63.56 TBD

Article 28 Salaries

The University will conduct the Stanton comparison of 2024 contracts on March 1, 2024. 

Effective January 1, 2024, the University will increase UMPD’s monthly salary to match the average patrol rate paid to the five (5) top-paid departments in the Stanton Group Cities defined above or 4%, whichever is greater.  

The University will then increase all steps for the Police and Sergeant classifications using the same percentage increase applied to the top patrol base rate. 

The University will prepare a salary grid with the new rates and publish the grid electronically in the same location where the collective bargaining agreement is maintained.