
SALARY
- Entry level officers with no previous experience / Step 1 - $57,595.20 (FY23)
- Previous years of law enforcement service are considered, potentially increasing the starting rate
- Salary and benefits accrue while in the Vermont Police Academy
- Step increase plus cost of living adjustment awarded annually
- Annual leave:
- 0-3 years of service - 10 days leave
- 4-10 years of service - 15 days leave
- 11-17 years of service - 20 days leave
- 18+ years of service - 25 days leave
- 136 hours of sick leave accrual per year with no maximum
- 12 hours of personal leave per year
- Compensatory time accumulation of up to 240 hours per year
- Automatic pay grade increase after seven years of 7%
- Educational leave
- Family medical leave
- Military leave
- Bereavement leave
- Health insurance (premiums paid by the City, 10% employee contribution)
- Health Savings Account (with City contribution)
- 100% paid dental insurance
- Vision plan
- Defined benefit retirement - VMERS Group C
- $50,000.00 Life Insurance (100% paid by the city)
- Short Term Disability (100% paid by the city)
- Physical fitness incentive plan
- College tuition reimbursement plan
- Deferred Compensation (457) plan
- All duty equipment and uniforms provided at no cost (uniform cleaning also provided at no cost)
- Premium pay categories including
- Shift differential
- Paid holidays
- Call-out pay
- Court appearance pay
- Extra duty pay
- Multiple specialized rotating assignments:
- Traffic Safety
- Detectives
- School Resource Officers
- Police Canine (K-9) Handler
- Drug Task Force
- Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations