Police Officer in Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor Police Department is a full-service department with many services and divisions. These include a detective section, traffic services unit, K9, motorcycle and bicycle patrols, and a community engagement unit that provides many programs and volunteer opportunities. Additional opportunities exist to join the Metro SWAT team, Crisis Negotiation Team, Metro Underwater Search and Rescue Team, or numerous training cadres.

The Ann Arbor Police Department is committed to a community-oriented policing philosophy and strives for high community engagement. We embrace the values of continual learning, working collaboratively with the community and city, recognizing our successes, and being a team, while prioritizing impartiality and fairness in all circumstances.

The Vision of the Ann Arbor Police Department is to be a national model for earning trust within the community, safeguarding life, and promoting public safety through community policing.

This sworn law enforcement position protects life and property by enforcing laws and ordinances. Work involves responsibility for performing assigned police work of varying difficulty utilizing community-oriented/problem-solving techniques, which include: community engagement, resource development, the enforcement of laws and ordinances, crime prevention, detection and investigation, apprehension of violators, preservation of order, and related police functions. Frequently involves performing hazardous and strenuous tasks and exercising initiative and judgment in various situations, endangering life or property.

The starting salaries for the entry-level and lateral Police Officers positions are as follows:

• Entry Level Police Officer:
  • w/Associates: $60,600 annually ($29.12 hourly)
  • w/Bachelor’s: $61,963.50 annually ($29.79 hourly)
• Lateral Police Officer (2 years of sworn law enforcement experience):
  • w/Associates: $67,670 annually ($32.53)
  • w/Bachelor’s: $69,192.58 annually ($33.26 hourly)
• Lateral Police Officer (3+ years of sworn law enforcement experience):
  • w/Associates: $69,192.58 annually ($33.26 hourly)
  • w/Bachelor’s: $72,807.11 annually ($35.00 hourly)

Earning Potential under the current contract:

• After 10 years of service with the AAPD, the salary of a Police Officer is $95,950 annually or $98,108.88 with a Bachelor’s Degree (base pay).
• After 10 years of service, the salary for a Detective is $ or $ with a Bachelor’s Degree (base pay).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and at least 21 years of age.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record.
• An Associate’s Degree or equivalent college credits (60) is required at the time of hire.
• Must be MCOLES certifiable or have completed the MCOLES certification at the time of hire.

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential duties of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Positions in this class typically require: driving, reaching, standing, walking, climbing, running, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, jumping, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
• Crawling, wrestling, handcuffing, and self-defense techniques may be required. Extreme physical and mental exertion may be required depending on the circumstances and call for service.
• The ability to possess normal color vision without the assistance of color-enhancing lenses, 20/20 corrected vision in each eye, and normal visual functions in each eye as defined by the MCOLES Licensing Standards.
• Move and lift light objects of various weights depending on circumstances and calls for service. Most items are less than 50 pounds and include, but are not limited to, down trees/branches, barricades, moving files, a podium, and manhole covers. You may also be required to push cars out of the roadway, wrestle with people, move people that need to be moved to another location (medical calls, injured officer), assist the medical examiner with moving dead bodies, move dead animals, including deer, etc.
• Ongoing commitment to internal and external training opportunities
• Reciprocal Pension Service Time available for pension-qualified applicants

If you are interested in and wish to be considered for a position with the City of Ann Arbor’s Police Department, you must apply online. Only completed applications will be considered for the next hiring process step. You will be able to see the status of your application when you log in to our website. Please forward the link to any interested candidates.

The Final date to receive applications is Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

If you have questions or comments about the police officer positions, please contact Sgt. Ryan Scott by phone at  or email at rscott; you can visit the Ann Arbor Police Department’s website.