City of Moscow Police Officer 2025

The Police Officer position has it’s own application on the Police Officer City of Moscow careers posting with all necessary application requirements listed there.

The City of Moscow Police Department is seeking qualified entry and lateral candidates for the position of police officer to serve the community. Qualified applicants must be 21 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent and able to pass the Idaho POST physical agility standard. Candidates must embrace the concept of community policing and perform a variety of specialized duties as assigned.

In addition, Lateral Police Officers will receive the following:

• Entry hourly rate is based on completed years of service as follows:
• Year for Year credit given to hires from a city, county, state, or federal police agency who have been sworn by a Police Academy either federal or state.
• Partial credit (50%) given to hires from detention, corrections, federal prison, state or federal probation and parole, or military police officer.
• 40 hours of vacation leave will be credited at the time of hire and available for immediate use.

Certifiable Lateral Officers qualify for a $10,000 hiring bonus incentive.

Entry-level officers are entitled up to a $7,500 hiring bonus incentive.

Successful candidates will undergo an extensive background investigation that includes psychological, polygraph, and medical examinations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $29.38 – $40.32 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• On call
• Overtime
• Rotating shift

Work Location: In person