Typical Qualifications for an Entry Level Police Officer:
Salary & Benefits:
The salary schedule at the Neenah Police Department is very competitive. Based on the 2024-2025 labor contract, the top patrol officer's base salary rate after 7 years is $83,075 per year. Starting salary begins at $60,347. In addition to the base salary rate officers are compensated for longevity, overtime, call time and professional improvement.
Candidates with law enforcement experience coming into the department begin at an accelerated rate based on prior years of service: referred to as a lateral hire. Sworn officers hired as a lateral hire will receive full credit for their full-time years of service and corrections, probation or parole officers will receive half credit for their full-time years of service.
Schedule - The Neenah Police Department has a unique 12-hour patrol schedule based on a 26 day cycle:
3 days working/3 days off
3 days working/3 days off
3 days working/3 days off
3 days working/5 days off
Holidays - Ten (10) paid holidays. One (1) paid floating holiday.
Vacation - Officers working the 12-hr schedule earn:
Years of Service Vacation Hours Earned
1 year 96 hours
5 years 144 hours
10 years 192 hours
16 years 240 hours
24 years 264 hours
A lateral hire officer with five years or more of experience will 144 hours of vacation upon hire. After five years of employment with the City of Neenah, the employee will receive the total amount of vacation based on their total years of experience.
Additional Benefits: