Seattle Police Department Carmen Best, Chief of Police

Police Jobs

Entry-Level Testing

Next test date is April 18th
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Application closes April 3rd at 4pm PST

Upcoming Test Dates

July 11, 2020

October 17, 2020

Lateral Entry Testing

Next test date is May 15th-17th

Application opens March 2nd at 4pm PST

Upcoming Test Dates

Sept 11-13, 2020

Nov 13-15, 2020

Salary & Benefits

Entry-Level

Start by making $83K and make $109K in less than 5 years

Lateral Entry

Laterals start between $93K-$102K depending on experience

Hiring Incentives

Lateral Bonus - $15,000 Entry-level Bonus $7,500

Benefits

WA State LE retirement, City of Seattle benefits, ...

Hiring Process

Overview

A walk through of the SPD hiring process

Qualifications

What are the qualifications needed to become an officer?

Testing Information

Information about testing dates and the testing process

Workshop Dates

Upcoming Workshops: Saturday, March 7 - ...

Entry Level

How the entry-level process works

Laterals

How the lateral hiring process works

Exceptional Entry

What are exceptional entry candidates? And how does the ...

Out of State

Out of state dates and testing times

About the job/FAQS

Women in Policing

Military Transitions

SPD Recruiters

Civilian Jobs

Qualifications

Qualifications for Civilian Employees

Open Jobs

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Parking Enforcement

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911 Calltaker

Learn more about jobs as a 911 Dispatcher/Call Taker