Benefits + Pay

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Patrol officers work four days 10-hour days with three days off. Sick leave is accrued at one shift per month and there are 13 paid holidays. Up to 160 hours of compensation time may also be accrued from overtime worked. Vacation leave is accrued annually as follows: 0-60 months 12 days, 61-120 months 15 days, 121-180 months 18 days, 181-240 months 21 days, 241+ months 24 days.

There are an excellent range of options for individual and dependant health, dental, vision, and life insurance.

Eligible officers will be reimbursed up to $1,100 (or more per the Chief’s approval) of their tuition costs per semester, with a per officer cap of $2,500 per fiscal year. Approved courses must be satisfactorily completed with a grade of “C” or above.

Police officers shall receive education pay per pay period for the completion of College Degrees as outlined:

• $0.49 per credit hour up to $39.20

• $39.20 for Associate Degree or 80 accredited college hours

• $63.00 for Bachelor’s Degree

• $77.54 for Master’s Degree

Initial equipment and uniforms are provided with the exception of boots and a hydration pack for the Academy. Each officer receives a $60 uniform allowance per pay period for uniform maintenance and cleaning.

Officers who are selected as interpreters and who speak a designated foreign language or perform sign language fluently shall receive $50 per pay period.

If provisions are met, officers will receive a $0.30-$0.40 per hour shift differential in addition to their regular base pay.

Incentive pay for special teams, HDU, CIRT, and SWAT, will $50 per pay period.

Qualified Field Training Officers receive $2.50 for every hour they are training a probationary officer.

Longevity pay is made in recognition of an employee's tenure and faithful service to the City. After five years of continuous service, officers shall receive $7 per pay period times the number of years of continuous service plus the year in which the officer is currently working.

Effective July 2024, longevity pay will be calculated by taking 1% of the beginning yearly pay rate for a step 1 police officer (DOE below) and multiplying by the number of years of service. This amount will then be divided by 2080 and applied to the employee’s regular hourly rate, excluding overtime rates. 25 years of service will be the maximum years included in the longevity pay calculation.

All officers are members of the Oklahoma State Police Pension and Retirement System. The retirement system allows officers to have a full retirement after 20 years of service. Retirement is listed at 50% of the officer’s base pay, adding 2.5% for every year spent after 20 years of service, maxing out at 30 years. This retirement is guaranteed at 20 years and is not age based. The retirement system also allows vested officers to leave after 10 years of service. The officer can draw 25% pay but not until reaching 20 years of service or when the officer turns 50 years of age (whichever option is later).