# Deputy prosecutor pay raise

A proposal to raise deputy prosecutors' pay in Vigo County, estimated to add
about $100,000 a year, with a proposed new salary of roughly $90,000. A
committee member said state law requires a matching pay increase for public
defenders whenever prosecutor pay rises. The budget committee referred the
question to the full county council on Aug. 12, 2026 without taking a vote.

*Also known as: deputy prosecutor raise · deputy prosecutor pay raise · public defender pay increase · prosecutor's office salaries*