WE ARE NOW HIRING WITH A $6,000 PAY INCENTIVE - APPLY TODAY!

In addition to the $6000 hiring incentive, Lake Charles Police Officers are paid bi-weekly and can expect to receive a beginning wage of $18.63 an hour, equivalent to $3619.20 monthly or $43,440 annually.  These figures do not include built in four-hour short day overtime every pay period or other overtime worked by the officer.  In addition, officers who are POST-Certified receive $500.00 per month supplemental pay or $6,000.00 annually for their first year of service. Qualifying officers may also receive an additional educational supplement of $100.00 per month for a bachelor’s degree from an Accredited University.  The city has also instituted a three-year pay plan that will increase police pay 9% over the first 3 years.  Following the first year of employment, there is a guaranteed scheduled 2% annual longevity pay increase every year, for 25 years.