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SALARY:

Academy Recruit: up to $ 85,200

Police Officer Base: up to $ 113,232

Police Officer Base: up to $ 135,878 (Advanced POST, BA/BS Degree, and specialty pay)

Lateral Applicants:

$20,000 hiring bonus
Full-time law enforcement service credit towards vacation accrual seniority
Up to 40 hours of sick time from your previous law enforcement employer
Up to 40 hours of vacation time from your previous law enforcement employer
Previous years with a POST agency count towards your longevity pay

INCENTIVE PAY:

Longevity Pay

It starts at your 10-year mark and increases every five years

10 years - $1,500
15 years - $2,500
20 years - $3,500
25 years - $4,500
30 years - $5,500
35 years - $6,500

Education Pay (Upon sworn appointment, for the highest level of education completed)

2% AA/AS degree
4% BA/BS degree
5% MA/MS degree

Bilingual Pay (Upon sworn appointment)

$200 Per month for Spanish language

Annual Uniform Allowance

$1200 Per year

POST Pay (For the highest level of certification obtained)

5% Above base for Intermediate POST
11% Above base for Advanced POST

SPECIALTY PAY:

9% Above base for Corporal pay
5% Above base for Motor pay
7% Above base for Detective pay, and Traffic Bureau
5% Above base for Admin, K-9, FTO, SRO, MET Team, Traffic Bureau & Whittwood Center Officer, POP, SET Team, and CIT Team

BENEFITS:

Classic and PEPRA retirement
24 hours of personal leave (annually)
10 days of vacation per year (maximum of 24 days per year after 20 yrs. of service.)
Compensation bank
3/12.5-hour shifts
10.5 holidays per year
96 hours of sick leave per year (plus credit for accrued non-compensated time for prior law enforcement service).
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
Short-Term Disability Plan

The Whittier PD Advantage:

Full-time jail staff, all specialized positions are rotational, SWAT, SORT, Tech Team, civilian CSO units handle cold reports, college tuition reimbursement, $75k home purchasing assistance program, computer purchasing assistance program, and much more!

Retirement:

Employees hired prior to 1/1/13 and those individuals identified as Classic Members under Public Employment Retirement Law (PERL) will be enrolled in the City’s 3% @ 50 formula for Safety Members (2.5% @ 55 for Miscellaneous Members) and may have a future CalPERS contribution as established by resolutions, labor agreements or Public Employee Retirement Law. New Members under Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) hired as of 1/1/13 will have the new CalPERS 2.7% @ 57 Safety Plan (2% @ 62 for Miscellaneous Plan) and will have a mandatory CalPERS contribution as established by PERL. There is currently no deduction for Social Security, as the City of Whittier does not participate in the Social Security program.

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