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If you have any questions
regarding the hiring process for the position of Police
Officer, please make
these inquiries by telephone only at 404-546-7650, Monday
through Friday. A
Recruiter will personally assist you. Please do not make
inquiries directly to
the web site.
To inquire about civilian
vacancies please
contact the City of Atlanta Personnel Section at
404-330-6377.
Salary Information
STARTING
SALARY
TOP
SALARY*
Police Recruit
$34,726
N/A
Police Officer With
High School Diploma or equivalent
$39,327.60
$53,599.49
Associates degree (or equivalent
in hours)
$40,704.07
$55,475.47
Bachelor's degree
$42,128.71
$57,417.11
Lateral
High School
Associates
Bachelor's
2 years of prior service
$40,704.07
$42,128.71
$43,603.22
3 years of prior service
$42,218.71
$43,603.22
$45,129.33
4 years of prior service
$43,603.22
$45,129.33
$46,708.86
5 years of prior service
$45,129.33
$46,708.86
$48,343.67
Health and dental
insurance
Life insurance
Pension Fund
Paid vacation
Paid holidays
Paid sick leave
*After ten (10) annual increases/**Salary increases contingent upon
satisfactory job performance.
**College and other incentive pay begins upon completion of recruit
training.**
No salary increase shall be awarded to an eligible employee in any
year until after the annual operating budget, containing funds for
such increases, is adopted by ordinance.
(Ord. No. 2007-22(07-O-2700), § 1, 3-27-07)
Minimum
Requirements
United States Citizen
Minimum age of 20
Valid driver’s license
High School diploma or GED certificate
Honorable discharge if served in the Armed
Forces
Must successfully pass cognitive skills
examination and personality assessment
Visual ability cannot be less than 20/100
in each eye, uncorrected, and must be corrected to 20/20 with glasses or
contact lenses
Medical examination required upon offer of
employment
Atlanta Police recruits are required to
perform at very high physical levels during the 21-week police academy.
Police Recruits receive a minimum of 900
hours of classroom
instruction/training at the Atlanta Police Academy and 240 hours of field
training. Each recruit must qualify on the Georgia Double
Action/Semi-automatic
Pistol Course.
The
City of Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on
the basis of Race, Sex, Age, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation or
Physical Disability (except where physical requirements constitute a bona fide
occupational qualification).
