Riverside Police Department

Salary and Benefits Police Officer

Salary:

• Academy pay is $4558 per month
• Police Officer, starting step 1 salary $5242
• Police Officer, ending step 7 salary $ 6690
• Lateral police officer salary determined by experience, training and education.

Benefits:

• 4 day work week, 10 hours a day
• Full Medical Coverage
• 100 % paid California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
• Retirement 3% at 50 years old.
• Uniforms and Equipment supplied by the department
•  7% additional pay for Intermediate POST Certificate Pay
• 12.5% additional pay for Advanced POST Certificate Pay
•  3% additional pay for Motor Officers
•  3% additional pay for Bilingual Officers
•  3% additional pay for Metro Officers (full time SWAT)
• 1.5% additional pay for Collateral Metro Officers (SWAT, Snipers, and Hostage Negotiations
•  Shift Differential / 5 years of service Swing Shift $288 / Graveyard $384

•  For additional benefits information, please visit the benefits website: www.riversideca.gov/human/benefits.

The Riverside Police Department is dedicated to hiring only those individuals who meet the highest of professional standards with a commitment to serving all members of their community with sensitivity, empathy, and impartiality.