{"id":20342,"date":"2025-07-07T19:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/police-officer-i-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:44:16","slug":"police-officer-i-2025","status":"publish","type":"ch_job","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/police-officer-i-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Officer I (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><strong><u>New starting salary &#8211; $90,012 on July 1st, 2026!<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The Arlington County Police Department seeks qualified entry-level and lateral-level police officer applicants to join our ranks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All applicants are required to be in good physical condition, have a valid driver\u2019s license, be 20 years and 6 months of age or older at the time of application submittal, be a U.S. citizen (no sponsorships), and be willing to sign a non-tobacco waiver (no tobacco products on or off duty throughout tenure of employment).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police Officers receive the following benefits (summary):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Starting Salary of $72,014 will automatically increase to <i><strong><u>$90,012 on July 1st, 2026!<\/u><\/strong><\/i>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Signing bonus: $15,000-$25,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>25-year Pension &amp; Supplemental retirement funds (401a &amp; 457)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>37.5-hour work week with 4 &amp; 5 days off (15 days a month)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>4-year DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Program)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic &amp; Supplemental Life Insurance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical, Dental, &amp; Vision<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Paid Holidays &amp; Volunteer Leave<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vacation, Sick, Parental, Family, &amp; Bereavement Leave<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Police Officers have an opportunity to transfer to and\/or be part of various units and teams. 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