Police Officer -
(Recruit, Academy Graduate, or Lateral)
$75,000 Hiring Bonus
Pay/Benefits
- Base (top step): $134,160
- Holiday-in-lieu: 6.925%
- Uniform: $2,000
- Safety Equipment: $100
- Education (highest option)
- Intermediate POST: $1,000
- Advanced POST: 4%
- Bachelor’s Degree: 5%
- Master’s Degree: 6%
- Retention/Longevity
- 1.5% at 5 years
- 3% at 10 years
- 4% (compounded) at 15 years
- 5% (compounded) at 20 years
- Lifetime retiree medical benefits
- Up to 280 hours of vacation
Additional benefits for lateral officers
- 3% @ 50 CalPERS for Classic members
- Advanced salary step to meet or reasonably exceed current compensation
- Vacation accrual commensurate with years of LE service
- Additional 80 hours of vacation upon completion of 12 months of service (minimum 5 years of LE experience)
- Year-for-year service credits up to 10 years to become eligible for Retention Pay
- Reduced probationary period (minimum 2 years of LE experience)
Salary breakdown: https://www.alamedaca.gov/files/sharedassets/public/hr/salaries-accordion/apoa-salary-schedule.pdf
Labor agreement: https://www.alamedaca.gov/files/sharedassets/public/hr/labor-contract-accordion/apoa-mou_2022-2025.pdf
Learn more here: www.alamedaca.gov/JoinAPD