Salary & Benefits
Salaries
Police Officer Trainee
No education - $50.000
A.A. or A.S. Degree - $52,500
B.A. or B.S. Degree - $55,125
Police Officer
No education - $52.500
A.A. or A.S. Degree - $55,125
B.A. or B.S. Degree - $57,750
$5,000 sign-on bonus
Military - an additional 5% pay increase with military experience after graduating the academy.
Lateral
Max starting salary - $76,130 based on experience, education, and prior military service
$10,000 sign-on bonus for in-state laterals
Forensic Services Technician
Starting salary - $39,799.37
$.65 shift-differential for night shift
Police Evidence Specialist
Starting salary - $34,762.31
Police Records Specialist
Starting salary - $34,762.31
$.65 shift-differential for night shift
Communications Operator
Starting salary - $39,799
$2,500 sign-on bonus
Information Systems Analyst
Starting salary - $63,909
Police Processing Technician
Starting salary - $34,080
Benefits
Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
All full-time employees and temporary and part-time employees certified for benefits are eligible for health, vision, and dental insurance through Cigna. The plans are applicable for family members including children and spouses. To find more information, please click the button below to visit the City of Winston-Salem website.Life Insurance
The City of Winston-Salem offers employees a policy in the amount of one time the employee’s annual salary in a basic life insurance policy automatically. Employees have the option to elect a policy for the amount of one time, two times or 3 times the employee’s annual salary for an additional fee – paid by payroll deduction each pay period. For more information, click the button below to visit the City of Winston-Salem website.
Retirement/Pension Plans
A new City of Winston-Salem full-time employee or part-time employee averaging 1,000 hours or more of work each year automatically becomes a member of the North Carolina Local Government Employees’ Retirement System (LEGRS) and makes a contribution of six (6) percent of their annual salary to the system on a pre-tax basis. In addition, the City of Winston-Salem contributes to the retirement fund for Sworn Police Officers. Supplemental retirement income plans are also offered to employees as an option for investment.Parental Leave
The City of Winston-Salem provides employees with up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave to employees following the birth of an employee’s child or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with adoption, foster care, or legal guardianship. The purpose of paid parental leave is to enable the employee to care for and bond with a newborn or a newly adopted or newly placed child. Family is always a priority.
