• Get paid while you train in the Police Academy
• $45,000 Annual salary after 12 months
• $ 89,468 Annual salary after 6 years
• Plus 12% Shift Differential
• $695 Education Stipend for Officers with 124 college credits

We are actively seeking individuals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to join our ranks. We employ police officers who are also accountants, pilots, computer programmers, lawyers and school teachers, to name a few. We invite and encourage men and women with the talent and experience that drive or support every type of business or profession to become a part of our force.

SALARY & BENEFITS
( subject to change )

$34,000 Annual Starting Salary $108,132 after 8 years 12% Night Differential *These salaries do not include overtime earnings, shift differential, holiday pay and uniform allowance.  10 paid holidays annually for the first two years increasing to 12 thereafter 18-26 sick days annually Health/Dental/Optical Plan premiums fully paid by Nassau County 20 Year Non-Contributory 50% Retirement Tax Deferred Payroll Deducted Savings Plan (457 Deferred Compensation Plan)

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REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must compete in the required written examination and pass additional screening procedures. Candidates must be legal residents of Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County or one of the five boroughs of New York City at time of appointment and maintain residency. Candidates must be at least 17 but less than 35 years of age on the date of the written exam; provided, however, that time spent on military duty or on terminal leave, not exceeding a total of 6 years, shall be subtracted from the age of any applicant who has passed their 35th birthday, as provided in subdivision 10-a of Section 243 of the New York State Military Law. Candidates must be citizens of the United States at time of appointment. Candidates will be required to submit to a background investigation prior to appointment. Candidates must possess a valid New York State drivers license at time of appointment. Appointments are determined on an individual basis by the Nassau County Civil Service Commission, however, anyone with a felony conviction may be excluded from being a Nassau County Police Officer. No college education is required to take the written examination; however, 32 credits of college education are required for appointment. Those candidates who have not attained that level of education but are otherwise eligible for appointment will remain on the eligible list and will become eligible for appointment after they have obtained the necessary college credits. Nassau County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are continually striving to insure that our employees reflect the people and the interests of the diverse community we serve.