Salary

The City of Fayetteville offers a competitive salary and benefits package to new law enforcement officers. Information regarding the salary and benefits are listed below.

Police Officer - Inexperienced Salary - $50,550 starting pay

Must be 20 years of age at the start of the BLET Academy. 

Additional Pay for Education (effective upon completion of probationary period): Bachelor's Degree - $3,000/ year, Associate's Degree - $1,500/year

Police Officer - In-State Lateral Entry - Salary $50,550 - $84,585 per year

Experienced Police Officer starting salary will be determined by the Chief of Police.

Experienced North Carolina certified officers shall have no more than three (3) years of separation from their last Law Enforcement employment. The applicant must have the ability to be hired prior to the 3 year expiration date.

Additional Pay for Education (effective on the date of hire): Bachelor's Degree - $3,000/year, Associate's Degree - $1,500/year

Police Officer - Out-of-State Lateral Entry - Salary $50,555 - $84,585 per year

Experienced Out-of-State Police Officer starting salary will be determined by the Chief of Police. Experienced Out-of-State officers shall have no more than three (3) years of separation from their last Law Enforcement position as well as two consecutive full time years at said agency, not including their Basic Law Enforcement Training.

The applicant must have the ability to be hired prior to the 3 year expiration date.

Additional Pay for Education (effective on date of hire): Bachelor's Degree - $3,000/year, Associate's Degree - $1,500/year

(Currently no positions available) Police Officer - Temporary Part-time - Salary $35.00 per hour - (requires a minimum of 16 hours per month and can work a maximum of 72 hours per month)

Temporary part-time Officer Applicants are required to have an active North Carolina Law Enforcement Certification. They are also required to have at least two consecutive years of previous experience with a North Carolina Law Enforcement Agency, not including BLET.

Apprenticeship Training for New Recruits. GI Bill Benefits for Military Veterans.

Apprenticeship training is skilled on-the-job training supplemented with related instruction. A veteran may receive GI Bill benefits while working full time and earning wages. The N.C. Department of Labor Apprenticeship and Training Bureau is the State Approving Agency for veterans in apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs in North Carolina. The apprenticeship program with the Fayetteville Police Department is a two year program and all new recruits are eligible to participate in the program. For additional information click on the link to the North Carolina Department of Labors website or contact our police recruiter at 910-433-1902.

http://www.nclabor.com/appren/veterans/veteran_info.htm

Tools for Relocating

Fayetteville is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. The following sites offer helpful information to help you make the move.

 Benefits

Health and Dental Insurance

The City of Fayetteville Employee Healthcare Benefit Plan provides comprehensive and affordable health, dental and vision coverage while maintaining reasonable costs to employees. Coverage is available for all regular status employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week. Employees may also choose to cover eligible dependents. The City offers two health plans from which to chose.  Premiums are deducted on a bi-monthly, pre-tax basis, with the City paying a portion of the premium. Coverage begins on the 1st of the month following the first 30 days of employment.

Paid Holidays:

The City of Fayetteville observes 12 paid holidays per calendar year. The approved holidays are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, 2 days at Thanksgiving and 2 days at Christmas.

Vacation:

Employees earn vacation leave beginning the first day of employment, however, they are not eligible to take leave for 6 months. Leave accruals are based upon the number of years of service and the number of hours an employee is scheduled to work.

Sick Leave:

Regular employees earn sick leave in proportion to the number of hours they are scheduled to work per week. Sick leave accruals begin on the first day of employment. Sick leave hours accumulate without limits and may be used toward credible service upon retirement from the NC Local Government Retirement System.

Uniforms:

Uniforms and Equipment are provided at no cost to the employee. 

Supplemental Benefits

Retirement

The City assists our employees in securing their financial future. Regular status employees who are scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week, become members in the Local Governmental Employee's Retirement System, administered by the State of North Carolina  As a member of this system, employees are required to contribute 6 percent of their gross salary on a tax-deferred basis.  

Deferred Compensation Plans

To further assist employees in saving for retirement, the City offers two supplemental retirement savings programs. These programs offer employees an opportunity to save a portion of their salary on a tax-deferred basis to supplement their retirement benefit.

Prudential 401K Plan

Per NC State Law, sworn officers are automatically enrolled into the North Carolina Prudential State Retirement Plan.  In addition, the City contributes 5% into each sworn officers 401(k) account.

ICMA 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

A 457 Deferred Compensation Plan is a supplemental retirement savings program that allows the participant to make contributions before taxes are deducted. Contributions are handled through payroll deduction, reducing taxes each pay period.

With a 457 Plan:

• Participants reduce current income taxes while investing for retirement
• Earnings are tax-deferred until withdrawn
• It’s portable—contributions can be rolled into a new public sector Employer’s retirement plan.
• Nothing in the account is forfeited in the event of death. The designated beneficiaries receive the remaining funds.

Death Benefit

The first year an employee contributes to the retirement system, the city provides a death benefit of $3,000. After one year as a contributing member of the Retirement System, a death benefit is provided that is equal to the highest 12 months' salary in a row during the 24 months before death, no less than $25,000 and no more than $50,000. There is no cost to the employee for these benefits.

Pay Periods/Direct Deposit

City employees are paid bi-weekly, every other Friday. As an added convenience and safety measure, the City requires all new employees to sign up for direct deposit of their payroll checks.

Additional Supplemental Benefits

Realizing that each employee may have different insurance needs, the City offers its employees the opportunity to supplement City-provided benefits by selecting from the benefits listed below. These benefits are offered at employee's expense through payroll deduction:

• Term Life Insurance (Pre-tax basis first $50,000 for employees)
• Cancer/Dread Disease Insurance (Pre-tax basis)
• Vision Insurance (Pre-tax basis)
• Universal Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Reimbursement Account (Pre-tax basis)

The City of Fayetteville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about the City of Fayetteville's Equal Opportunity Policy visit the employment section of the city's website.