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Salary & Benefits

  • Police Officer Starting Salary as of 12/22/23: $61,236
  • After 6 months: $67,745
  • 37.5 hour work week
  • Health, Dental, Vision and Pet Insurance
  • Wage, life, disability insurance plans
  • Educational Incentives after 42 months:
    • Associate's Degree: 9% ($80,186)
    • Bachelor Degree: 18% ($86,806)
    • Master Degree: 22% ($89,749)
    • This base pay does not include 15 minutes of daily briefing time, shift differential, or other routine overtime.
  • Also, an agreement has been reached for additional salary increases effective 12/24/24 of 3%.
  • Pension covered through Wisconsin Retirement System

Recruitment Questions

Personnel & Training Office
JoinMPD@cityofmadison.com
(608) 261-9856

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