San Jose Police Officer Salary
With a violent crime rate that's only 67 percent of the overall California violent crime rate, according to Neighborhood Scout, the police in San Jose work hard to keep in the peace. They're also very well compensated for their efforts, with starting salaries considerably higher than the national average for the position, and training pay that tops many hourly rates for officers in small jurisdictions around the country.
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San Jose Police Department Salary
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When a recruit enters the police academy, he begins earning $33.28 an hour for his training time until he receives his commission as an officer. Officer salaries vary widely through tenure and merit based pay increases, with entry-level patrol officers receiving $80,641 annually as of January 2011. Veteran police officers at the high end of the force's salary schedule earn $116,093 each year. In addition to base salary, officers receive a uniform allowance of $675 annually, and may receive an additional 5 percent pay differential if assigned to certain jobs.
San Jose Area Police Salaries
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Officers who work for the San Jose Police Department earn average wages for law enforcement officers in their immediate area. The median annual salary for police patrol officers in the greater San Jose metropolitan area, including Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, is $95,340 as of May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average hourly wage for police officers in the San Jose area is $45.67 an hour, and the best compensated 10 percent of officers in the area earn $118,310 or more each year.
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Comparison to California Police Officer Salaries
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Police patrol officers in San Jose earn wages that are higher than average for all law enforcement offices in California. The median salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in the state is $78,460 as of May 2009. On average, police officers in San Jose earn 122 percent of the salary of their colleagues employed in other forces around the Golden State. The median salary for San Jose police officers is above the 75th percentile for police salaries for the state.
San Jose Police Department Qualifications
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Applicants must be at least 20 1/2 years old and hold a high school diploma or a GED, and have completed at least 40 semester hours of credit or 60 quarter hours of credit from an accredited American college or university. Applicants must possess 20/40 vision or better, complete the 1.5 mile run at a time appropriate for their age and sex. Applicants mush also successfully complete the California P.O.S.T Law Enforcement Test Battery with a score of 50 or higher, and the work sample battery test with a score of at least 320. Felony, domestic violence and misdemeanor assault convictions disqualify an applicant from the hiring process.
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