Police Patrol Officer

Springfield, IL
City of Springfield

Salary and Benefits
Probationary 1st Year: $55,751.27 + bonus compensatory hours equivalent to $6,000
Probationary 2nd Year: $63,715.74
Probationary 3rd Year: $71,680.21
Patrol Officer: $79,644.68

Opportunities

  • Emergency Response Team
  • Homeless Outreach
  • Neighborhood Patrol Officers
  • Street Crimes Unit
  • Narcotics Unit
  • State & Federal Task Forces
  • School Safety Officers
  • Traffic Unit

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizen
  • Not older than 34 years of age at the time of written exam. Please see “Age Exemptions” in the informational packet.
  • High school graduate or GED equivalent
  • No felony convictions
  • Tattoo restrictions
  • Uncorrected vision 20/20 binocularly with minimum of 20/40 in both eyes.
  • Corrected vision to 20/20 binocularly.
  • Color vision: normal or mild anomalous trichromat (red-green deficiency) as defined by specific pseudoisochromatic plates.
  • Valid driver’s license at the time of hire
  • Valid FOID card within 12 months of hire