Full-Time Police Officer in Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor Police Department is looking to fill multiple Police Officer positions due to recent retirements.
The Ann Arbor Police Department is a full-service department with many services and divisions. These include a detective section, traffic services unit, K-9, motorcycle and bicycle patrols, and a community engagement unit that provides many programs and volunteer opportunities. Additional opportunities exist to join the Metro SWAT team, Crisis Negotiation Team, Metro Underwater Search and Rescue Team, or numerous training cadres. The Ann Arbor Police Department is committed to a community-oriented policing philosophy and strives for high community engagement. We embrace the values of continual learning, working collaboratively with the community and city, recognizing our successes, and being a team, while prioritizing impartiality and fairness in all circumstances.
The Vision of the Ann Arbor Police Department is to be a national model for earning the community’s trust, safeguarding life, and promoting public safety through community policing.
Job Description
This sworn law enforcement position protects life and property by enforcing laws and ordinances. Work involves responsibility for performing assigned police work of varying difficulty, utilizing community-oriented/problem-solving techniques, including: community engagement, resource development, enforcement of laws and ordinances, crime prevention, detection and investigation, apprehension of violators, preservation of order, and related police functions. Frequently involves performing hazardous, strenuous tasks and exercising initiative and judgment in various situations that endanger life or property.
Salary
The starting salaries for the entry-level and lateral Police Officers positions are as follows:
- Entry Level Police Officer
- w/Associates: $61,812 annually ($29.71 hourly)
- w/Bachelor’s: $63,202 annually ($30.38 hourly)
- Lateral Police Officer** (2 years of sworn law enforcement experience):
- w/Associates: $69,023 annually ($33.18 hourly)
- w/Bachelor’s: $70,576 annually ($33.93 hourly)
- Lateral Police Officer** (3+ years of sworn law enforcement experience)
- w/Associates: $72,629 annually ($34.91 hourly)
- w/Bachelor’s: $74,263 annually ($35.70 hourly)
*Pay based on current contract
**Lateral candidates have two or more years of full-time sworn law enforcement experience.
Earning Potential under the current contract:
- After 10 years of service with the AAPD, the salary of a Police Officer is $97,869 annually or $100,071 with a Bachelor’s Degree (base pay).
- After 10 years of service, the salary for a Detective is $107,655 annually or $110,078 with a Bachelor’s Degree (base pay).
The AAPOA union represents this position. Review the AAPOA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and at least 21 years of age.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record.
- An Associate’s Degree or equivalent college credits (60) is required at the time of hire.
- Must be MCOLES certifiable or have completed the MCOLES certification at the time of hire.
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential duties of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Positions in this class typically require: driving, reaching, standing, walking, climbing, running, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, jumping, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
- Crawling, wrestling, handcuffing, and self-defense techniques may be required. Extreme physical and mental exertion may be required depending on the circumstances and call for service.
- The ability to possess normal color vision without the assistance of color-enhancing lenses, 20/20 corrected vision in each eye, and normal visual functions in each eye as defined by the MCOLES Licensing Standards.
- Move and lift light objects of various weights depending on circumstances and calls for service. Most items are less than 50 pounds and include, but are not limited to, down trees/branches, barricades, moving files, a podium, and manhole covers. You may also be required to push cars out of the roadway, wrestle with people, move people that need to be moved to another location (medical calls, injured officer), assist the medical examiner with moving dead bodies, move dead animals, including deer, etc.
Benefits
- Ongoing commitment to internal and external training opportunities
- Reciprocal Pension Service Time available for pension-qualified applicants
For additional benefit information, please visit the AAPOA Benefits Summary.
How to Apply as a Police Officer in Ann Arbor
If you are interested in a position with the City of Ann Arbor’s Police Department and wish to be considered, you must apply online. Only completed applications will be considered for the next step in the hiring process. You can see the status of your application when you log in to our website. Please forward the link to any interested candidates.
The applications will remain open until July 1, 2026, or until positions are filled.
For More Information
If you have questions or comments about the police officer positions, please contact Sgt. Ryan Scott by phone at (734) 794-6956 or email at [email protected]; additionally, you can visit the Ann Arbor Police Department’s website.
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