- Patrol officers employed by the city of Phoenix earn between $45,094 and $63,440 annually as of November 2010, with an officer with only six months' tenure earning $45,094. Incentives are paid to officers for college degrees, physical fitness levels, training and special assignments that may be worth up to an additional $7,612.80 per year. Additionally, after seven years on the force, officers begin accruing semiannual bonuses for their time on the force that can total up to $2,240 per year.
- Officers on the Phoenix Police Department receive other non-wage forms of compensation. Each officer is granted $1,150 per year to purchase uniforms and other necessary equipment, while detectives are granted another $320 each year. A tuition reimbursement is offered for education costs up to $3,974 in 2010 for officers who attend an accredited college or university. Irregular shifts earn officers additional pay, with the city paying an additional $0.60 an hour for shifts that end after 10 p.m. and $0.25 per hour for weekend shifts.
- One of Phoenix's larger suburbs, Mesa's police department pays an average of $58,796 annually as of November 2010, according to CB Salary. The national average for patrol officers as of May 2008 was $51,410, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook handbook, which makes Mesa's average pay about 14 percent higher than the national average.
- Another of Phoenix's suburbs, Tempe, offers a salary range for its officers between $31,200 and $45,000 annually in November 2010, according to I Hire Law Enforcement. With its primary campus in Tempe -- and one in Phoenix -- Arizona State University is one of America's largest college campuses. It employs its own police force. Salary ranges for the ASUPD are $44,123 to $47,123 for new hires.
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