The board of county commissioners shall establish, by resolution, the salary payable to the sheriff. The salary payable may not be less than the following schedule based upon the most recent decennial federal census of population of counties.

County Population

Salary Schedule

Below 10,000

$41,256

10,00014,999

$44,723

15,00024,999

$46,110

25,00069,999

$51,657

70,000 and over

$56,163