Salary and Benefits
Current salary for new hire police recruit is $3,567 monthly. Recruits progress to Police Officer upon successful completion of the academy. Each year, on the anniversary of their training academy graduation, police officers receive an increase until reaching the top step.
The starting salary for those applicants who qualify for a lateral position is $4,854 monthly.
Benefits through the City of Colorado Springs include medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, voluntary term life insurance, health care spending account, dependent care spending account, short term disability, long term disability care, long term care, employee assistance program, longevity pay, uniforms, sworn pension, sworn vacation, sick leave, vacation buy, holidays, FMLA, funeral leave, education assistance, deferred compensation, Medicare and COBRA.
