Benefits

The Pasadena Police Department offers excellent starting pay and benefits:

• Starting Salary: Cadet - $67,254.72
• $5,000 hiring incentive/sign-on bonus for police cadets who meet eligibility criteria
• Modified academy for lateral entry applicants
• Lateral entry candidates starting salary - $75,953.28 - $79,199.33 depending on completed years of service as recognized by the chief of police
• Officers can eventually receive up to 8 salary "step" increases up to a maximum of $93,880.80
• T.C.O.L.E. Certificate Pay
• Compensation for Spanish language ability
• 15 Days Vacation per year
• 15 Days Sick leave per year
• 12 Paid Holidays
• 15 Days Paid Military Leave per year
• Health, Dental and Life Insurance 
• A generous defined benefit pension plan

The salary chart below takes effect on December 27, 2021.