Salary, Promotions, Benefits and Retirement

Starting Salary

Effective April 1, 2006

• $50,374 - Starting salary (during Academy training)

• $61,525 - Upon graduation from the Academy

• $65,358 - After one year

• $77,218 - After five years

Salaries do not include additional location compensation for New York City and the following counties: Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester.  Which comes to an additional $8,000 to $12,000 dollars added on to the base salary.

Promotion

There are numerous promotional opportunities from sergeant to superintendent through competitive and appointive processes for both the Uniformed Force and Bureau of Criminal Investigation. A few examples are provided below:

• You may compete in the promotional process for the supervisory rank of sergeant after 4 years. Salary: $90,795 base pay.

• You may compete in the promotional process for the middle management rank of lieutenant after serving 2 years as a sergeant. Salary: $107,967 per year

• You may apply to be appointed as an Investigator in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation after 4 years of service or after 2 years of service with a Bachelor's Degree. Salary: $88,444 (Salary does not include overtime.)

Note: Salaries do not include location compensation or longevity payments which will increase base salary by an additional $8,000 to $30,000 per year (depending on rank, location and service period).

Benefits

• 120 hours of vacation annually, up to a maximum of 224 hours, depending on length of service.

• 12 annually paid holidays.

• 24 to 40 paid personal leave hours based on length of service.

• Paid sick leave accumulating at the rate of 104 hours per year.

• Excellent health, dental, and optical insurance coverage.

• All uniforms and equipment are provided, including dry cleaning services for uniforms.

Retirement

• Retirement at half pay after 20 years.

• Vesting after 5 years.