• CORRECTIONAL DEPUTY Closing date: 03/15/2026
  Employee is assigned to the Harford County Detention Center with primary responsibility for maintaining security and custody of the inmate population.
  POSITION IS ENTITLED TO A $15,000 RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT UPON HIRING AND COMPLETION OF TRAINING ACADEMY AND FIREARMS QUALIFICATION or $20,000 UPON COMPLETION OF FIELD TRAINING AND FIREARMS QUALIFICATION FOR APPROVED LATERAL TRANSFERS (all are pending funding availability). $5,000 RELOCATION INCENTIVE ALSO AVAILABLE UNDER SELECT CRITERIA.

  The Correctional Deputy position starting salary is $27.06 per hour/$56,285 annual and it has opportunities for overtime, compensatory time, holiday pay, uniform allowance and shift differential for evening and midnight shifts.

• LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY RECRUIT Closing date: 04/12/2026

  Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to establish an eligibility list for the position of Deputy Sheriff Recruit, with responsibility for delivering law enforcement service throughout Harford County.

  POSITION IS ENTITLED TO A $10,000 RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT UPON HIRING AND COMPLETION OF TRAINING ACADEMY.

  The Law Enforcement Deputy position starting salary is $32.21 per hour/$66,997 annual and the position has opportunities for overtime, compensatory time, holiday pay, shift differential for evening and midnight shifts and uniform allowance.

• LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY-LATERAL TRANSFER Closing date: 03/15/2026

  Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to establish an eligibility list for the position of Deputy Sheriff-Lateral transfer, with responsibility for delivering law enforcement services throughout Harford County.

  This position requires that you are currently a certified police officer in the state of Maryland holding valid certification from the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions in good standing or a certified law enforcement officer in another state in good standing and eligible for certification in Maryland through Comparative Compliance program.  THIS IS NOT AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION.

  POSITION IS ENTITLED TO A $10,000 RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE UPON HIRING AND COMPLETION OF FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM AND $5,000 RELOCATION INCENTIVE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS (pending funding availability).

  The Law Enforcement Deputy (lateral transfer) position starting salary is $35.16 per hour/$73,133 annual and has opportunities for overtime, compensatory time, holiday pay, shift differential for evening and midnight shifts and uniform allowance.

   

Interest Cards

If you are interested in a position that is not currently posted as open for applications, please complete an interest form through the following link: https://harfordsheriff.org/employment/interest-form/

You will be notified when the position is available.

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Policy Statement Regarding Equal Opportunity

It is the policy of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office to maintain a strong commitment to Equal Employment opportunities for all. It is our policy to recruit, hire, orient and promotion individuals, as well as, administer any and all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran’s status, physical or mental disability unrelated to nature and extent of an individual’s ability to perform the essential job functions, in accordance with applicable law.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office supports the American’s with Disabilities Act and as such does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities, implied or actual, who are able to perform the essential functions of the job (with or without reasonable accommodation) for which they are hired and in addition, has the right to require medical documentation of such disability.

Questions or complaints should be sent to hr@harfordsheriff.org.