Police Officer

The Fayetteville Police Department Is Currently Accepting Applications For

• Inexperienced applicants
  • Applicants hired as inexperienced Police Officers will attend the January 2027 Academy.
• BLET certified candidates
• Lateral Officers applications will be processed continuously for consideration.
  • Applicants being considered for lateral hire may be credited on the step plan based upon the actual number of years of law enforcement experience, to the extent that prior law enforcement experience is determined to be substantially similar to the experience the applicant would have obtained had the applicant been employed by the City of Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) during that time.

The City of Fayetteville offers a competitive salary and benefits package to law enforcement officers. Information regarding the salary and benefits are listed below.

Salary $50,555.00 - $84,585.00 per year - Experienced police officer's starting salary to be determined by the applicant's previous certified full time law enforcement experience.

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Education incentives - additional Pay for
  
  Education:
  
  BA Degree - $3,000/year, AS Degree - $1,500/year
• Uniforms and state of the art equipment provided
• Opportunities for Specialized assignments
• And much more

SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement:
To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26. The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.

Selection process will include an initial application screening, a written test, a physical agility test, a panel interview and a background investigation. Selected candidates must also complete psychological, polygraph and medical examinations prior to hire.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Fayetteville Employee Healthcare Benefit Plan provides comprehensive and affordable health and dental coverage while maintaining reasonable costs to employees. Coverage is available for all regular status employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week. Employees may also choose to cover eligible dependents. The premium is deducted on a pre‑tax basis, with the City paying a portion of the premium.

Qualifying employees are eligible for benefits on the 1st day of the month following 30 days of service.

Regular employees begin accruing vacation leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on years of service and the number of hours an employee is scheduled to work.

Regular employees begin accruing sick leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on the number of hours scheduled to work; regular full‑time employees accrue eight (8) hours per month. Sick leave hours accumulate without limits and may be used toward creditable service upon retirement from the NC Local Governmental Retirement System.

The City of Fayetteville observes 12 paid holidays per calendar year. When Christmas day is on a Wednesday, an additional holiday is provided making for 13 paid holidays.

Regular employees are eligible for bereavement leave. The City will authorize 24 hours per calendar year to mourn or attend a funeral or memorial service of a family member.

The City of Fayetteville assists employees in securing their financial future during retirement by participating in the NC Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System, administered by the State of North Carolina. Regular employees scheduled to work 20…