Indiana State Police - Rank Structure

Rank Structure

The agency's rank structure is as follows (from highest to lowest):

Title Insignia
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant Major
First Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Trooper
Probationary Trooper
Trooper Trainee (Recruit)

Troopers with 10 and 15 years of service are referred to as a Senior Trooper and a Master Trooper respectively, resulting in salary increases, but are not considered ranks.

As of July 2008, the starting salary for a trooper is $40,100 upon completion of a one-year probation.

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