Entry & Lateral Police Officer

Position Information

Application Deadline:

• 06/30/26

Salary:

• Starting:
  • Entry Level: $73,828.88
  • Lateral Entry: $75,984.69 - $87,610.85, DOE (as of May, 2026)

  Entry Level:

  • 48 hours of vacation time
  • 60 personal hours (prorated depending on hire date, full amount every May)
  • 12 floating holiday hours (used as personal day)
  • 12 hours of sick leave accumulated monthly

  Lateral Entry:

  • Officers reach the top of the pay scale once earning 5-years of service
  • Vacation time:
  • 60 hours after 1 year
  • 120 hours after two years
  • 180 hours after 5 years
  • additional 12 hours each year after 10 years
  • 60 personal hours (prorated depending on hire date, full amount every May)
  • 12 floating holiday hours (used as personal day)
  • 12 hours of sick leave accumulated monthly

  Additional Employee Benefits:

  • $2,000 annual clothing allowance
  • Longevity pay beginning at 5th year (including lateral transfer years of service) $300 per year – compounding to a maximum of $6,000 at year 20 (i.e.. 5 years = $1,500, 6 years = $1,800 etc.)
  • Annual Education Incentive
  • $700 Associate
  • $1,100 Bachelor
  • Paid Maternity and Bonding leave 48 hours of paid leave for all employees who welcome a newborn or adopt a child
  • Health, Dental, Optical, and Life Insurance
  • 12 paid holidays Worked Holiday rate of 2.5x per hour Non-worked holiday
  • 12 hours of additional pay Potential to earn up to $13,885 in additional pay
  • Shift Differential Pay of .50 cents per hour for Officers working after 3:00 PM
  • Current Fraternal Order of Police Contract through 2027 with 5-year officers earning $90,239
  • Downstate Pension System Ability to retire at 20 years of service and begin drawing a pension at 55 years of age

  Department Advantages:

  • New patrol vehicle rotated in every 1 – 2 years
  • Newly acquired and modern police department Fitness center Locker room Training room Heated Garage
  • Constantly seeking to keep up with technology Axon Body 4 Cameras Taser 10 E-bike program New in-car computers E-citations / E-warnings LPR access through numerous Flock Safety deployments
  • Community Involvement Annual Shop-With-A-Cop for Christmas Annual National Night Out
  • 12-hour shifts Seven working days every two weeks Every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off
  • Professional atmosphere Administration seeks to promote officer well-being and advancement Administrative open-door policy. The Chief and Captain welcome all employees to come discuss ideas or problems
  • Specialty Positions:
  • Field Training Officer
  • Bicycle Officer
  • Taser Instructor
  • Firearms Instructor
  • Control Tactics Instructor
  • Detective

Sworn:

• 11

Population:

• 4,700

Position Details

The Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Marseilles, Illinois is accepting applications for Entry-Level and Lateral-Entry Police Officer Applicants with the Marseilles Police Department.

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements established by the City of Marseilles:

• U.S. Citizen
• Minimum of 21 years of age AND shall be under the age of 35 by the application deadline date (June 30, 2026) unless exempt from such age limitation as provided in Section 5/10-2.1-6 of the Fire and Police Commissioner's Act
• Be a high school graduate or possess a G.E.D. equivalent
• Possess a valid State of Illinois driver's license
• Must agree to comply with all requirements of the position and have the ability to pass all examination and training requirements, including, but not limited to:
• background investigation
• psychological
• medical examination, etc.
• No felony or certain misdemeanor convictions

Application Deadline:

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

How to Apply:

Download:

APPLICATION PACKET

AND

Email filled out application to:

captainbuckingham@cityofmarseilles.com

OR

In person at:

Marseilles Police Department

202 Riverfront Drive

Marseilles, IL 61341