Police Officer

Fayetteville Police Department; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Education incentives

Uniforms provided

Opportunities for Specialized Assignas

Job summary

The Fayetteville Police Department is currently accepting applications for inexperienced applicants, BLET certified candidates, and lateral officers. Lateral hires can be processed continuously with credit for prior similar law enforcement experience.

The starting salary ranges from $50,555 to $84,585 per year, depending on prior certified full-time experience. The City offers a competitive salary and benefits package, education incentives, uniforms and equipment, and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Education incentives for degrees: BA $3,000/year, AS $1,500/year.

Job description

The Fayetteville Police Department is currently accepting applications for:

• Inexperienced applicants
• Applicants hired as inexperienced Police Officers will attend the January 2027 Academy.
• BLET certified candidates
• Lateral Officers applications will be processed continuously for consideration.
• Applicants being considered for lateral hire may be credited on the step plan based upon the actual number of years of law enforcement experience, to the extent that prior law enforcement experience is determined to be substantially similar to the experience the applicant would have obtained had the applicant been employed by the City of Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) during that time.

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

Salary $50,555.00 - $84,585.00 per year - Experienced police officer's starting salary to be determined by the applicant's previous certified full time law enforcement experience.

Incentives

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Education incentives - additional Pay for Education: BA Degree - $3,000/year, AS Degree - $1,500/year
• Uniforms and state of the art equipment provided
• Opportunities for Specialized assignments
• And much more

To learn more about incentives offered by the City of Fayetteville we invite you to tour our Police Department careers & recruitment site by visiting www.joinfaypd.com. By visiting this site, you may also find detailed information on requirements and the hiring process.

SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement

To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26. The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions. Selection process will include an initial application screening, a written test, a physical agility test, a panel interview and a background investigation. Selected candidates must also complete psychological, polygraph and medical examinations prior to hire.

An Equal Opportunity Employer