Benefits
Officers
Dispatch
Full-time police officers qualify for the following benefits from the City of Junction City:
- Starting wage of $21.78
- Lateral Transfers are eligible to start at up to $26.20 an hour (Step 8)
- 84-hour pay periods with opportunities for overtime
- Kansas Police and Fire Retirement Benefits
- Health coverage for single employees and families
- Dental coverage for both single employees and families
- Life insurance
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Sick leave
- Bereavement pay
- Personal leave
- Vacation time (Scales with the number of years with the department)
Officers also gain additional benefits under the Junction City Police Officers Association Lodge #43 which are negotiated on a 3-year term
- Workers Compensation
- Uniform cleaning allowance
- The department provides outer carriers for all officers
- College compensation for college education
- Shift differential pay
- Equipment Allowance
- Longevity pay ($4.00 per month with the department after 5 years paid annually)
Full-time Dispatchers qualify for the following benefits from the City of Junction City:
- Starting wage of $17.00 per hour, which increases to $18.00 per hour after successful completion of Dispatcher training
- 84-Hour pay periods with opportunities for overtime
- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Plan (learn more here)
- Health coverage for single employees and families
- Dental coverage for both single employees and families
- Life insurance
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Personal time off (Scales with the number of years with the department)