FHP vs Texas Highway Patrol

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Salary Schedule

The Texas Legislature has authorized an expanded enforcement program that includes a 50 hour work week.

Trooper-Trainee
(During recruit school training at DPS Academy) $4,623.44
$55,481.00

PROBATIONARY TROOPER
(Upon being Commissioned) $5,051.06
$60,613.00

Trooper I
(After successful completion of a 12 month field training probation period) $6,100.65
$73,208.00

Trooper II
(4 years of Service) $7,438.64
$89,264.00

Trooper III
(8 years of Service) $7,968.24
$95,619.00

Trooper IV
(12 years of Service) $8,320.24
$99,843.00

Trooper V
(16 years of Service) $8,704.67
$104,456.00

Trooper VI
(20 years of service) $8,919.85
$107,038.00

SERGEANT/AGENTS
(4 years of Service) $8,331.47
$99,978.00

(8 years of Service) $8,896.14
$106,754.00

(12 years of Service) $9,260.74
$111,129.00

(16 years of Service) $9,669.80
$116,038.00

(20 years of Service) $9,910.89
$118,931.00
Salary is paid monthly
* Effective September 1, 2015

FHP
Trooper (1 year of service)
$33,900

Trooper (25 years of service!!!!!!)
If lucky... a whopping $43,000!

Do you see anything wrong with the picture, it's ridiculous.....pretty sad.

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Salary Schedule

The Texas Legislature has authorized an expanded enforcement program that includes a 50 hour work week.

Trooper-Trainee
(During recruit school training at DPS Academy) $4,623.44
$55,481.00

PROBATIONARY TROOPER
(Upon being Commissioned) $5,051.06
$60,613.00

Trooper I
(After successful completion of a 12 month field training probation period) $6,100.65
$73,208.00

Trooper II
(4 years of Service) $7,438.64
$89,264.00

Trooper III
(8 years of Service) $7,968.24
$95,619.00

Trooper IV
(12 years of Service) $8,320.24
$99,843.00

Trooper V
(16 years of Service) $8,704.67
$104,456.00

Trooper VI
(20 years of service) $8,919.85
$107,038.00

SERGEANT/AGENTS
(4 years of Service) $8,331.47
$99,978.00

(8 years of Service) $8,896.14
$106,754.00

(12 years of Service) $9,260.74
$111,129.00

(16 years of Service) $9,669.80
$116,038.00

(20 years of Service) $9,910.89
$118,931.00
Salary is paid monthly
* Effective September 1, 2015

FHP
Trooper (1 year of service)
$33,900

Trooper (25 years of service!!!!!!)
If lucky... a whopping $43,000!

Do you see anything wrong with the picture, it's ridiculous.....pretty sad.

Then move to Texas ace.

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Then move to Texas ace.

I will Lt.

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I have worked with both FHP Troopers and Texas DPS Troopers on a professional level. Most of the FHP Troopers that I have met could not come close to comparing to a DPS Trooper.

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I have worked with both FHP Troopers and Texas DPS Troopers on a professional level. Most of the FHP Troopers that I have met could not come close to comparing to a DPS Trooper.

I never saw a short scrawny Texas trooper, we are graduating midgets who look like high school kids...

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I never saw a short scrawny Texas trooper, we are graduating midgets who look like high school kids...

Then go to Texas again. I'm 6'2, my army roommate was 5'6 and he is a Texas Trooper. You obviously are not very well educated either.

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I never saw a short scrawny Texas trooper, we are graduating midgets who look like high school kids...

And you can probably understand a Texas trooper them on the radio. I love getting called papi from my squad members.

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And you can probably understand a Texas trooper them on the radio. I love getting called papi from my squad members.

So you rather he call you mami.

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So you rather he call you mami.

I'd rather they spoke English.

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Then go to Texas again. I'm 6'2, my army roommate was 5'6 and he is a Texas Trooper. You obviously are not very well educated either.

The difference is FHP = AAA with a badge and a gun

Texas DPS = State Trooper1