Sacramento PD work hours/ pay?

[nickt916]

I doubt i will get an answer on this from a PD, but i saw some jobs openings online stating that its like $20-$22/h and $25+ after police accademy, but i thought Police gets paid annually? so im just curious, does police work OT sometimes or is it a strictly 40 hour weeks?

This brings me to another question, a friend of mine works for a PD in SF and he says he gets paid about $33/h and he works 4 days on 4 days off, is this same all PDs in CA or is every department totally different with hours and hourly pay?

As a rookie do you get the crappiest shifts available and work your way up, do you work night shifts all the time or get thrown around every day, can you have a set schedule as a rookie? do you have a choice between night and day shifts?

Id really appreciate if i can get more info on this. Im trying to get some time to get a ride along with a Sacramento PD, im not sure how long the application takes.

The reason im asking these questions is, i work for UPS right now as a Truck driver, and im on call every day. I have 8 years with the company, almost 3 years as a driver full time, and i get all sorts of shifts for example 8am-7pm, 5pm-4am, midnight-noon, i pretty much live by the phone 5-6 days a week, and i sleep till i get a call, so im just wondering how its like in a PD?

[sgttom]

I doubt i will get an answer on this from a PD, but i saw some jobs openings online stating that its like $20-$22/h and $25+ after police accademy, but i thought Police gets paid annually? so im just curious, does police work OT sometimes or is it a strictly 40 hour weeks?

A: non experienced personnel start at bottom step of the pay range. the pay range, which is an annual salary. The hourly rate is broken down to help folks understand what they are earning. The salary and salary step increases are controlled by the MOU between the POA and the city. often, the ranks of officer to SGT and in some cases, a LT is "non exempt" and open to OT while LT or CAPT and above are salaried, exempt positions. In Sac, LT's get OT.


This brings me to another question, a friend of mine works for a PD in SF and he says he gets paid about $33/h and he works 4 days on 4 days off, is this same all PDs in CA or is every department totally different with hours and hourly pay?

A: each agency will vary in how they "deploy" or schedule their personnel, some are 5 day - 8 hour days, more are 4 day - 10 hour days, some are 3 day - 12 hour days. Your example of using SF, they use a rotating 4x4 schedule.

As a rookie do you get the crappiest shifts available and work your way up, do you work night shifts all the time or get thrown around every day, can you have a set schedule as a rookie? do you have a choice between night and day shifts?

A: rooks get what rooks get - insofar as what shifts are available and need to be filled. often, the experienced folks who have done their time, go for other shifts. there are old farts who like nights. set schedule? depends on the MOU re: sign up period. some agencies sign once a year, some every 6 months, some every quarter. it'll depend.

Id really appreciate if i can get more info on this. Im trying to get some time to get a ride along with a Sacramento PD, im not sure how long the application takes.

A: right now, a little while, due to the budget issues. ride alongs? a few weeks from your request and completing the necessary paperwork.

The reason im asking these questions is, i work for UPS right now as a Truck driver, and im on call every day. I have 8 years with the company, almost 3 years as a driver full time, and i get all sorts of shifts for example 8am-7pm, 5pm-4am, midnight-noon, i pretty much live by the phone 5-6 days a week, and i sleep till i get a call, so im just wondering how its like in a PD?

A: it depends.. the shift, the activity you get involved with and more so, the subpeonas (i.e. you work graves, get off at 0800 but have court at 1000 OR 1330 hours). Sac Courts are good about putting you on stand by, allowing you to nap and being called up to show up in court later that day or being told you're not needed....

It is different by agency, whether it be state, county or local. Sometimes, it's different within the same agency!

You'll like Sac PD. good luck

[nickt916]

thanks for putting so much time into that reply! i was helpful, do you know what shift sac pd runs 4x4?

and also i was confused about retirement, i remember reading something about at age 50 you get 5% or something like that? i dont understand that because it didnt mention how many years of service or anything, but i heard some people say after 20 years you can retire, but ill be 47 in 20 years,

[sgttom]

Sac pd is a 4 x 10 agency.

Call the agency's HR / Payroll Department on retirement. 3 percent at 50 and regarding being "vested" in a retirement system and retirement age.

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thanks for putting so much time into that reply! i was helpful, do you know what shift sac pd runs 4x4?

and also i was confused about retirement, i remember reading something about at age 50 you get 5% or something like that? i dont understand that because it didnt mention how many years of service or anything, but i heard some people say after 20 years you can retire, but ill be 47 in 20 years,

[nickt916]

i was thinking either Sac PD or Roseville or even Citrus heights, i dont know if i got my numbers correct but i think Citrus Heights has about 60 officers, roseville has 160 and Sac PD about 600+? and since i dont have any experience and have not gone through academy would Sac PD be the best choice? I think they offer academy training while being paid? and the other 2 departments i think you have to have P.O.S.T training done (i think thats what it is)

[kode3kid]

Roseville does offer recruit positions (they will pay you while in the academy and will pay for the academy). I think Roseville is having budget issues and not hiring right now, but not sure. I believe you are correct about Citrus Heights and they only accept POST grads. For a while they were only accepting laterals.

[debroncos9798]

SacPD works a 4/10 schedule, and their rotations are once a year. Don't quote me on this, but their shifts i believe are 0630-1630, 1500-0100, and 2100-0700.

[nickt916]

SacPD works a 4/10 schedule, and their rotations are once a year. Don't quote me on this, but their shifts i believe are 0630-1630, 1500-0100, and 2100-0700.

what shifts do rooks usually end up on? and after a year you mean everyone selects their desired shifts or they get rotated no matter what? how many years does it take to take a shift you want? and is this job a guaranteed 40 hour weeks or can lower people get laid off sometimes?