Metro Transit Police Officer

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Group life insurance

Paid holidays

Annual leave

Sick leave

457 Deferred Compensation Plan

Metro Transit Retirement Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible spending accounts

Free transportation on Metrobus and/​o

Free transportation on Metrobus and/or

Job summary

Metro Transit Police Department in the Washington metropolitan area seeks a Police Officer to enforce laws on WMATA properties. Officers may work in uniform or plain clothes and serve across the tri-state area of DC, MD, and VA.

Starting salary is $62,888 per year, with a rich benefits package including health and dental insurance, life insurance, paid holidays and leave, a 457 plan, a retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, flexible spending accounts, and free Metro transportation.

Job description

About the job Metro Transit Police Officer

We are responsible for the enforcement of laws, regulations, and ordinances for crimes committed on, to, or against facilities owned, controlled, or operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Metro Transit Police Officers conduct this enforcement through a variety of tactics, to include uniform and plain clothes deployments. The Metro Transit Police Department also has a variety of specialty units to include: The Explosive Ordinance Detection Unit, K9, the Special Response Team, Motorcycle unit and more. Unlike any other police agency in the country, the Metro Transit Police Department has tristate jurisdiction and operates in the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Due to this jurisdiction, Metro Transit Police Officers serve a population of 3.2 million people throughout the 1,500-square mile Transit Zone.

Starting annual salary of $62,888. In addition, the Metro Transit Police Department offers a rich benefit package to include health, dental, group life insurance, paid holidays, annual and sick leave, 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and Metro Transit Retirement Plan as well as tuition reimbursement, flexible spending accounts, and free transportation on Metrobus and rail.