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Salary Information
Cadet Pay: $56,000 annual
- Entry Level Officer: $60,000 annual
Job Description
The Sterling Police Department wants you! We are actively hiring those that are POST certified, those actively attending a police academy, and lateral police officers. The City of Sterling has a very competitive wage for the region, has FPPA-Defined retirement, low cost Family Healthcare to include medical/dental/vision care, gracious PTO, a take home patrol car, modern uniforms w/outer vests, free access to the Sterling Recreation/Fitness Center, and free access to the Logan County Shooting Complex. We take pride in having a professional organization, working in a challenging environment, and hold ourselves to a high professional standard. So if you are tired of the metro area traffic or the high cost of living on the front range, then Apply with us!
Officer Salary
Starting Officer Pay: $60,000.00
2yrs:$61,800.00
3yrs:$63,654.00
4yrs:$65,563.62
5yrs:$67,530.53
6yrs:$75,502.00
Corporal starting:$76,529.00
Sergeant starting:$86,919.82
Wanna earn up to $5200 more a year on top of the above salary ranges, you can do so by being selected as a instructor, being on the SET (Special Enforcement) team, being on the regional Swat team, K-9, or being a Field Training Officer. Extra duty assignments paid by assignment, with a limit of 3 being paid extra. Extra Duty assignments include Firearms Instructor, DTAC instructor, Less Lethal Instructor, Taser instructor, Driving Instructor, SET member, and SWAT operator.
Earning potential as a 6 yrs officer with 3 extra duty assignments starting January 2025 is $80,702. In addition to that, a Associates Degree adds another $1,000 a yr, and a Bachelors Degree adds another $2,000 a yr bringing the earning potential to $82,702 (w/ Bachelors Degree and x3 extra duties with one being an FTO). *Degree must be in a related field. Sergeants & Corporals can also qualify for extra duty assignments & degree pay.
When positions open there is promotion potential to Corporal, Sergeant, Detective, or Commander. We work 14 out of a 28 day period, 12 hour shifts, giving us the ability to use 3 days of PTO and get 10 days off. We also have shift bidding based on seniority.
Want to learn more about us? Check out our recruiting video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TM7Whk-zGY
Have questions? Email Sergeant Rank, james@sterlingcolo.com
Ready to apply? https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sterlingcolo/jobs/3132604/police-officer
Not Post Certified, but want to be? Consider our CADET position here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sterlingcolo/jobs/3132730/police-cadet
Job Requirements
- Age: 21
- Education: High School Diploma/GED
- Experience: 0
Contact Information
James Rank
james@sterlingcolo.com
City of Sterling Colorado
421 N 4th Street PO Box 4000
Sterling, Colorado 80751
phone: 970-522-3512 ext. 4226