FT - Police Officer - New Hire

Ogden City Economic Development Division

Ogden (UT)

On-site

USD 64,000 - 99,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Uniform allowance

Education incentive

Hiring bonus

Bonus for POST grads

Job summary

Ogden City invites applications for a Police Officer. The notice outlines testing on October 20, 2026 and in-person interviews on October 21, 2026. New officers receive a $1,100 uniform allowance and annual education incentive, plus a $3,000 hiring bonus for self-sponsored POST graduates.

Salary steps range from $64,032.93 to $98,575.73 annually, with afternoon and graveyard shift differentials. Utah driver license is required and a twelfth-grade equivalent education suffices for eligibility.

Qualifications

Must be at least 21 years old at appointment.
Possession of a Utah driver's license is required or obtainable.
POST certificate I or II desired but not mandatory.
Education emphasis in law enforcement is preferred.

Skills

Police methods

Observation skills

Report writing

Written communication

Problem solving

Education

POST certificate I/II

Associate degree in law enforcement

Completion of twelfth grade

Job description

OGDEN CITY NEW HIRE POLICE OFFICER

NEXT PHYSICAL & WRITTEN TESTING PROCESS WILL BE OCTOBER 20, 2026

IN PERSON INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 21, 2026

ADDITONAL INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO APPLICANTS CLOSER TO TESTING DATES

NEW OFFICERS

Physical fitness requirements in this notice (

Upon hire, initial $1,100 uniform allowance, (A list of required items to be purchased will be supplied)
Annual education incentive annually rewarded.
Self-Sponsored POST graduate will receive a $3000 hiring bonus.

$1000 Associate degree
$2000 Bachelor degree
$3000 Master degree

SALARY RANGE - POLICE OFFICER

STEP 0 ANNUAL RATE $64,032.93 HOURLY RATE $30.79

STEP 1 ANNUAL RATE $66,594.24 HOURLY RATE $32.02

STEP 2 ANNUAL RATE $69,258.01 HOURLY RATE $33.30

STEP 3 ANNUAL RATE $72,028.33 HOURLY RATE $34.63

STEP 4 ANNUAL RATE $74,909.46 HOURLY RATE $36.01

STEP 5 ANNUAL RATE $77,905.84 HOURLY RATE $37.45

STEP 6 ANNUAL RATE $81,022.07 HOURLY RATE $38.95

STEP 7 ANNUAL RATE $84,262.95 HOURLY RATE $40.51

STEP 8 ANNUAL RATE $87,633.47 HOURLY RATE $42.13

STEP 9 ANNUAL RATE $91,138.81 HOURLY RATE $43.82

STEP 10 ANNUAL RATE $94,784.36 HOURLY RATE $45.57

STEP 11 ANNUAL RATE $98,575.73 HOURLY RATE $47.39

SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL ADDED TO STEP

Afternoon shifts include an additional 2.5%
Graveyard shifts include an additional 5.0%

Ogden City Police Officer Experience And Training Guidelines

Applicants must be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment; training equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade is required. Possession of a P.O.S.T. category I or II certificate or an associate degree with the emphasis in law enforcement with a minor that would enhance the officer's social awareness is desired but not mandatory.

POSSESSION OF, OR ABILITY TO OBTAIN, A VALID UTAH DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE OF

Police methods and procedures, ability to observe situations, record them and react quickly and calmly.
Ability to act with tact and impartiality.
Ability to deal effectively and courteously with fellow officers and the public.
Ability to develop skills in the use of firearms and the operation of police vehicles.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to exhibit imagination, initiative, and problem-solving capability in coping with a variety of law enforcement situations.
Ability to develop knowledge of initial investigative techniques, such as crime scene preservation, interview, and interrogation techniques, traffic control, report writing, police emergency procedures, and knowledge of state and local laws and ordinances.
Must be able to pursue, subdue and apprehend a hostile and combative subject.
Ability to meet necessary special requirements and be able to react to change productively and handle tasks as assigned.

ABILITY TO

Use and properly care for firearms; understand, interpret and apply laws, regulation, policies and procedures; prepare clear, accurate and grammatically correct reports and presentations; analyze situations quickly and objectively to determine and take emergency action; identify potential crime situations or traffic hazards and take preventative action; meet the first aid requirement as prescribed by the State of Utah; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; meet the physical fitness standards as specified by Utah P.O.S.T. for certification; operating assigned police equipment and vehicles; effectively deal with personal danger which may include exposure to armed/dangerous persons, dangerous animals, communicable diseases, hazards of emergency driving, hazards associated with traffic control and working in and near traffic, natural and man-made disasters; maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, reading and writing, operating assigned equipment and vehicles; maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of exercising sound judgment and rational thinking under dangerous circumstances; evaluate various options and alternatives and choose an appropriate and reasonable course of action; demonstrate intellectual capabilities during training and testing process; cooperate with other departments of the city in order to help improve the quality of life within the community; work all shifts.

Demonstrate compliance with police department physical fitness standards by taking the department-administered physical fitness test battery and scoring at or above the minimum standard for each test battery event. Employees must periodically retest and demonstrate compliance with the minimum physical fitness standards, at least annually, as outlined in the department physical fitness policy. Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities as follows:

Having the aerobic power to perform essential pursuit and use of force situations involving sustained effort. Having anaerobic power to perform essential pursuit, extraction, and use of force situations involving short intense effort. Having the upper body and abdominal muscular endurance to perform pursuit, lifting, carrying, and extraction essential functions. Having the upper body's absolute strength to perform essential lifting, pushing, and pulling essential functions. Having the explosive leg power for performing pursuit, lifting, carrying, and extraction essential functions.

Ogden City Benefits