Our Benefits

Cost savings of over $400,000 in health insurance during a 30-year period after retirement

Pre-65 Retiree will save over $21,000 annually for up to 15 years in health insurance

65+ Retiree will continue to save $90,000 over 20 years in health insurance

Only Arizona-based agency to offer this unique benefit

• AZASRS budgeting
• City of Mesa COBRA costs

Requires an employee to work for the COM for 20 years prior to retirement. 10 years must be consecutive.

This initiative is set to go into effect once voted by city council on 1/1/23

Mesa Police Officers starting pay is $62,418 annually or $30.00 per hour. Topped out officers make $88,088 annually or $42.35 per hour.

***In addition, Mesa PD offers medical benefits for life post retirement. Having this benefit is equivalent to over $400,000 (savings for health insurance related costs assuming a 30-year period after retirement). Mesa PD is the only Arizona-based agency to offer this unique benefit. ***

Eligible City of Mesa employees enjoy ten (10) paid holidays each year. The holidays observed are:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day
• President's Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran's Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day
• A holiday premium of one and one-half (1½) times the employee's effective hourly rate of pay will be paid for time worked on a holiday.

Shift Differential Pay is $1.75 per hour. Officers can earn up to $3,640 per year for Shift Differential.

Officers required to be available for immediate emergency call out shall be compensated 1 hour of standby pay for a regular scheduled workday and 2 hours of standby pay for a nonscheduled workday. In the event the employee is called out, he/she shall be paid a minimum of two hours work or the actual time worked if greater than two hours.

Eligible officers on standby and called out will be compensated at the overtime rate for the call-out.

Overtime compensation will be paid at one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay. Compensation time off can also be earned at one and one-half times per an employee’s hour(s) worked.

• Officers receive 5% of their hourly rate for Special Assignment Pay. This pertains to certain positions such as: Professional Standards, Field Training Officer, Public Information Officer, and Range Staff.
• Case Carrying Detectives can earn up to $2,204.80 (2.5% of their hourly rate) per year.
• Patrol Officers can earn up to $1,500 per year for Patrol Incentive Pay.

• Police Jiu-Jitsu Incentive up to 20 hours per year which equates to approximately $725.60 per year (based on mid-range officer pay)
• Fitness Incentive up to 20 hours per year which equates to approximately $725.60 per year (based on mid-range officer pay)
• Field Training Officer (FTO) pay is 5% of the officers regular hourly rate.

Uniform allowance for officers is $1200 per year.

Officers receive up to $1,200 to purchase their initial vest and $1,200 every 5 years to purchase a replacement vest in addition to the annual uniform allowance.

Officers receive up to $2,400.00 per year. Basic certification is paid $50.00 biweekly. Intermediate certification is paid $100.00 biweekly.

Employees in the military reserves will be compensated 300 hours of paid leave every 2 consecutive military fiscal years to continue to participate in military drills and deployment.

This program provides a benefit at retirement based upon years of service and the employee’s highest years of compensation while in the system. Eligibility and benefit calculations are dependent on the officer’s hire date.

Public Safety Retirement Tier Chart

FTOs receive special assignment pay as deemed appropriate by the Assistant Chief. Currently FTO pay is 5% of the officer’s regular hourly rate.

Eligible employees are reimbursed for college tuition up to $8,124.00 annually.

Police Officer Recruits hired with a bachelor’s degree will receive a $500 incentive upon completion of the field training officer program. Police Officer Recruits hired with a master’s degree will receive a $1,000 incentive upon completion of the field training officer program.

Police Officers work 4 days a week for 10 hours each shift.

• Officers receive 20 hours of discretionary or personal leave time each year.
• Officers can also earn up to 40 hours of paid time off for the physical fitness and Jiu-Jitsu incentives.

• Officers receive up to 96 sick hours per calendar year which equates up to $725.60 per year (based on mid-range officer pay).
• Sick Time incentive up to $725.60 per year (based on mid-range officer pay)

Officers receive 96 hours of vacation time during the first two years and 144 hours of vacation per calendar year after that.