MNPD
Salary & Benefits
What do we offer?
- Up to 35 paid days off per year after one calendar year (20 vacation days, 3 personal days, 12 holidays)
- 1 sick day per month accumulated up to 120 days
- 20 paid military days per year
- Up to 30 work days of Paid Family Leave (after 6 months of employment with Metro)
- State supplemented in-service pay of $800 each year (in addition to regular salary)
- Overtime pay: In fiscal year 2018 our Police Officer 2’s averaged $7,405.93 (in addition to regular salary)
- Longevity pay (in addition to regular salary)
- 100% Metro funded pension
- MetroMax 457 Deferred Compensation Plan which allows employees to contribute to a retirement plan tax-deferred and earnings on the retirement money are also tax-deferred.
- Compensated for time spent in court
- Vested for service pension after 10 years
- Vested for medical pension after 10 years
- Use of Montgomery GI bills and Post 9/11 GI bills, in first year of training
- Paychecks are automatically deposited on the 7th and 22nd of each month.
- Domestic Partner Benefits
- Health Insurance: Cigna Choice Fund – May choose either Individual, Family or Employee + Child(ren) coverage. Coverage for mental health/substance abuse.
- Metro pays 75% of the medical premium with employees only paying 25% of the premium
- Life Insurance: Metro provides active employees – at no cost – with $50,000 in basic life insurance and $50,000 in AD&D insurance. Supplemental life and dependent life insurance is available to purchase. Supplemental life can be purchased by new employees up to $200,000 without proof of good health and increased up to $500,000 at future annual enrollments with evidence of insurability (EOI). You may enroll your spouse/domestic partner with $10,000 without proof of good health (EOI) if you enroll when you first become eligible-either at benefit eligibility or within 60 days of your marriage.
- Dental Insurance: Metro provides BlueCross BlueShield single dental coverage at not cost to employees. Family dental plans are available to purchase.
- Optional vision insurance
- Additional coverage available through payroll deductions
Our officers earn highly competitive salaries, premium benefits and 35 paid days off per year! All equipment is provided.
| Officer Classification | Annually *Effective July 1, 2026 | Associates Degree Incentive Total Salary (3%) | Bachelors Degree Incentive Total Salary (6%) |
| Police Officer Trainee (19 Weeks in Training Academy) | 66,204 | N/A | N/A |
| Police Officer 1 (6 Months with Field Training Officer) | 70,904 | 73,031 | 75,158 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 1 | 77,964 | 80,303 | 82,642 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 2 | 79,523 | 81,909 | 84,294 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 3 | 81,114 | 83,547 | 85,981 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 4 | 82,737 | 85,218 | 87,700 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 5 | 84,391 | 86,922 | 89,454 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 6 | 86,079 | 88,662 | 91,243 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 7 | 87,800 | 90,434 | 93,068 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 8 | 89,557 | 92,243 | 94,930 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 9 | 91,347 | 94,088 | 96,828 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 10 | 93,174 | 95,970 | 98,765 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 11 | 95,038 | 97,889 | 100,740 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 12 | 96,938 | 99,847 | 102,755 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 13 | 98,877 | 101,843 | 104,809 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 14 | 100,855 | 103,881 | 106,905 |
| Police Officer 2 Step 15 | 102,871 | 105,958 | 109,045 |
*3% – Associates Degree, 6% – Bachelors Degree
After graduation from academy and proof of education. Pay plan effective July 1st, 2026.
Premium Benefits
- Up to 35 paid days off per year after one calendar year (20 vacation days, 3 personal days, 12 holidays)
- 1 sick day per month accumulated up to 120 days
- 20 paid military days per year
- Up to 30 work days of Paid Family Leave (after 6 months of employment with Metro)
- State supplemented in-service pay of $800 each year (in addition to regular salary)
- Overtime pay: In fiscal year 2018 our Police Officer 2’s averaged $7,405.93 (in addition to regular salary)
- Longevity pay (in addition to regular salary)
- 100% Metro funded pension
- MetroMax 457 Deferred Compensation Plan which allows employees to contribute to a retirement plan tax-deferred and earnings on the retirement money are also tax-deferred.
- Compensated for time spent in court
- Vested for service pension after 10 years
- Vested for medical pension after 10 years
- Use of Montgomery GI bills and Post 9/11 GI bills, in first year of training
- Paychecks are automatically deposited on the 7th and 22nd of each month.
- Domestic Partner Benefits
Clothing & Equipment Allowance
- $1,000 every year for uniform maintenance
- Basic equipment and sidearm issued during academy training