Salary:

The City of Kirkland is one of the best paid police departments in the State of Washington. 2009 rates are:


Patrol Officer I................................... $6,635
Patrol Officer II................................... $6,230
Patrol Officer III.................................. $5,820
Patrol Officer IV.................................. $5,508
Starting Officer................................... $5,085


Lateral entry officers start at Patrol Officer III or Patrol Officer IV pay grade depending on experience.




BA/BS Degree ........................................................2.0%
Graduate Degree ....................................................3.0%




Employees shall be eligible for a physical fitness incentive as provided in the 2007 - 2009 Kirkland Police Guild Labor Agreement.






Years 5 through 10............................................1.5%
Years 11 through 15 .........................................3.0%
Years 16 through 19 .........................................5.0%
20 years or more ..............................................6.0%




Years of Employment Annual Vacation (Working Hours)
First year of employment ........................ 104 hours
Years 2 through 4 .................................. 104 hours
Years 5 through 7 .................................. 128 hours
Years 8 through 10 ................................ 136 hours
Years 11 through 13 .............................. 144 hours
Years 14 through 16 .............................. 160 hours
Years 17 through 19 .............................. 176 hours
Twentieth year of employment ................ 192 hours




Twelve days per year. In addition, employees who actually work Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Presidents Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and New Years Day are paid at a rate of one and one-half times the employee's hourly rate.




The City pays the full premium cost of medical/dental/vision plans for the employee and family (2 medical plans to choose from). Flexible Medical Spending and Retirement Medical accounts are available.




Each officer is completely outfitted upon appointment and is provided replacements as needed. Uniform cleaning is provided free of charge.



State LEOFF II + MEBT


Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters State Retirement Plan II (LEOFF II) is the current retirement system. Employees are eligible for vested retirement after 5 years of service and attainment of age 53, the amount equaling 2 percent of the final average salary for each year of service. The City's employees elected to withdraw from the Social Security system and invest in the Municipal Employee's Benefit Trust Fund (MEBT), which matches and exceeds the benefits under Social Security. Employee contributions are matched by the City. Upon retirement or separation, the employee is allowed to collect all of his/her trust fund contributions, plus the vested portion of the City's contribution. After 7 years, the employee is fully vested in the City's matching contribution.


   Here is the formula we will use to calculate your monthly benefit:
      Service credit months ÷ 12 x 2% x Final Average Salary* = Monthly Benefit


Example:
   300 months of service ÷ 12 = 25yrs x 2% = .05 x $95000 = $4750 per month


* Average your monthly salary from the highest-paid 60 consecutive months in which you earned service credit. Usually, this is your last 60 months of service.




The City provides life insurance for the officer at a benefit of two times the officer salary.