Salary and Benefits
Salary
Embark on your career with a competitive starting salary.
Corrections Officer: $32.74 – $50.79/Hourly or $ $68,099.20– $105,643.20/AnnuallyÂ
Police Officer: $33.55 – $52.04/Hourly or $69,784.00– $108,243.20/AnnuallyÂ
Benefits
- Paid Retirement benefits through NV P.E.R.S.
- Paid Vacation
- 40 hours earned by completion of first year
- 120 hours earned annually, 2nd – 5th year
- 160 hours earned annually, 6th – 12th year
- 200 hours earned annually after 12th year
- Paid Sick Leave (10 hours/month) with the ability to earn up to 40 bonus vacation hours a year
- 14 Paid Holidays (if worked they are paid at 3x’s pay rate, if holiday is on scheduled day off you can take paid time off on a later date.
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Police Officers work four 10-hour shifts per week
- Corrections Officers work three 12-hour shifts per week, and an 8-hour shift every other week
- Tuition Reimbursement Program, paid 100% up to $200/credit hour
- Monthly Uniform Allowance
- Bilingual Pay
- Specialized Assignment Pay, 8%
- Shift Differential Pay: swing shift 4%, grave shift 6%
- Extra duty overtime assignments available
- Competitive Retention Pay: Officers are eligible for retention pay after completing required years of service, with amounts that increase as your career progresses.
- VA Education Benefit: The Henderson Police Department is an approved agency for veterans’ education benefits.
Tiered Starting Pay Incentive for Education and Experience
Step 1Â – High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
Step 2Â – Associate Degree or 60 completed credit hours from an accredited university or college OR four years military service (honorable) OR four years full-time, sworn Law Enforcement experience
Step 3Â – Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university or c
Tiered Starting Pay - Police
Pay steps are a 5% increase each starting from step 1 to step 13. COLA for 2023-2024 is between 2.25% and 3%.
| STEP | STARTING PAY |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | $28.42/hour ($59,113/year) |
| Step 2 | $29.84/hour ($62,067/year) |
| Step 3 | $31.33/hour ($65,166/year) |
| Step 13 | $51.04/hour ($106,163/year) |
Tiered Starting Pay – Corrections
| STEP | STARTING PAY |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | $27.73/hour ($57,678/year)Â Â |
| Step 2 | $29.12/hour ($60,569/year) |
| Step 3 | $30.58/hour ($63,606/year) |
| Step 13 | $49.81/hour ($103,604/year) |
