(A) Beginning July 1, 2023, the following officers of the state highway patrol shall be paid in accordance with the indicated pay ranges from schedule E-1 of division (B) of section 124.152 of the Revised Code:

(1) A lieutenant or equivalent officer shall be paid in accordance with pay range 15.

(2) A staff lieutenant or equivalent officer shall be paid in accordance with pay range 16.

(3) A captain or equivalent officer shall be paid in accordance with pay range 17.

(4) A major or equivalent officer shall be paid in accordance with pay range 18.

(5) A lieutenant colonel or equivalent officer shall be paid in accordance with pay range 19 established in rules adopted in accordance with division (D) of section 124.152 of the Revised Code.