Police Officer Benefits

Entry Level Officer:

A $10,000 signing bonus will be awarded to successful candidates.

• $1,000 will be payable upon hire
• $4,000 will be payable upon the successful completion of the Police Academy
• $5,000 will be payable upon the successful completion of the probationary period
   

Lateral / Comparative Compliance Officer: 

A $10,000 signing bonus will be awarded to successful candidates.

• $5,000 will be payable upon hire
• $5,000 will be payable upon the successful completion of the probationary period
   

• 6 days on - 3 days off
• Day - Evening Rotation: 0700 - 1530 / 1500 - 2330
• Midnight Shift: 2300 - 0730
• 5% officer shift differential for evening shift
• 9% officer shift differential for midnight shift

• 4 Hour Minimum at OT Rate
• 2 Hour Standby Pay at OT Rate (Must be able to report to court within 1 hour)

Officers must reside in the State of Maryland and live within 40 nautical miles of the Anne Arundel County border to take their Patrol Vehicle home. Officers residing outside this area or outside the State, may arrange to park their Patrol Vehicle at a safe government facility within the 40-mile area and within the State. Officers may only operate their Patrol Vehicle to and from work while outside the county.

Officers will become eligible for a take home car, when available, after satisfactorily completing their probationary period. Take home cars may be temporarily assigned to probationary officers at the district/division commander's discretion.

Property tax reduction of up to $2,500 for police officers who own property and reside in Anne Arundel County.

• Up to $2,000 reimbursement per year

• Must work two years on patrol before you are eligible.

• Up to $1,630 in yearly allowances! Physical Fitness, Weapons Cleaning and Uniform Cleaning.

Rank Structure / Promotions

Approximately every two years the department conducts promotional exams and an eligibility list is created.

Officer Ranks

Police Officer: The day you are sworn in.

Police Officer First Class (POFC): Graduation from high school/GED; successful completion of two continuous years of experience as an Anne Arundel County Police Officer.

Corporal: Graduation from high school/GED; successful completion of two years as an Anne Arundel County Police Officer First Class (POFC).

Sergeant: The rank of Sergeant is attainable after 4 years of service. For other ranks, the time in grade varies.

Supervisory Ranks - Promotions

Sergeant: Graduation from high school; successful completion of two (2) continuous years of experience as an Anne Arundel County Police Officer; two (2) continuous years as an Anne Arundel County Police Officer First Class; attainment of the rank of Police Corporal in the Anne Arundel County Police Department’. This is a competitive process.

Lieutenant: Graduation from high school; 60 credits of college-level course work or an associate degree; six (6) years of experience in progressively responsible police work with the Anne Arundel County Police Department, with two (2) years of experience in police administration, management, or supervision as an Anne Arundel County police sergeant.

Note: An officer may earn pay for “acting out of class” which is a 10 percent pay increase.

Annual Leave

• 0 but less than 5 0.83 (10 days per year)
• 5 but less than 10 1.24 (15 days per year)
• 10 but less than 20 1.67 (20 days per year)
• 20 years or more 2.08 (25 days per year)

Years of Continuous Service - Officer, POFC, Corporal, Sergeant / Accrual Per Calendar Month*

*Although leave is accrued on a pay period basis, an employee’s leave balance is front-loaded at the beginning of the year. In addition to the leave listed above, employees receive 16 days of additional annual leave in lieu of holidays.

At the end of the calendar year, unused annual leave in excess of 280 hours is converted to Disability Leave.

Disability Leave / (Sick Leave)

Employees earn 15 Days a calendar year. There is no cap on the amount of sick leave which can be converted to credited service for the pension. For example, if an officer retires after 20 years and never uses a day of earned sick leave, he/she would have 300 days of sick leave which adds 1 year, and 2 months of service to the officer’s pension benefit calculation.

Compensatory Leave Time in Lieu of Cash Overtime

Officers may accumulate up to 480 hours. At the end of each fiscal year, Officers may cash out up to 240 hours or roll over into the next year.
 

Medical

Open Access Aetna Select HMO-EPO

• In-network benefits
• Deductible: $100 Individual; $200 Family

Aetna Open Choice PPO

• Both in-network and out-of-network benefits
• Deductible (in-network): $125 Individual; $250 Family
• Deductible (out-of-network): $500 Individual; $1000 Family

Dental

• CIGNA Dental PPO (Buy-Up)
• CIGNA Dental PPO (CORE)
• CIGNA Dental DHMO

Life Insurance

County provides basic term life insurance coverage of $50,000 or two times the employee’s annual salary up to a maximum of $100,000 at no cost to employees. Basic life insurance includes accidental death and dismemberment coverage.

Imputed value of basic life insurance coverage in excess of $50,000 is considered taxable income.

Employees can purchase optional term Supplemental Life Insurance up to a maximum of $400,000. Employees can also purchase spouse life insurance in the amount of $5,000, $25,000 or $50,000 and child life insurance in the amount of $2,500, $5,000 or $10,000.

Other

• EyeMed vision insurance provided at no cost to employees
• Eligible employees who opt out of health insurance receive a bi-weekly stipend
• Short-term and Long-term Disability plans available
• Flexible Spending Accounts are available
• Voluntary benefits are available to include Universal Life with Long Term Care Rider and United Legal Benefits.

Pension

• 50% of your Final Average Salary with 20 years’ plan service
• 70% of your Final Average Salary with 30 years’ plan service (maximum benefit)
• Unused accrued disability leave will convert to credited service at retirement and can be used to exceed 70% of one's final average earnings
• 100% Spouse Survivor Pension Benefit-pension is not reduced
   

Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)

• Eligible after 20 years of plan service.
• A monthly retirement benefit is paid into an account for up to seven years while the employee is active.
• 4.25% annual interest yield, compounded monthly.

Military

Up to 3 years of credit for pre-plan military service after 20 years of County service. Military credit can be used to exceed 70% of final average earnings.

Retirement / Pension

Officers are entitled to a yearly COLA after retirement. The COLA increases are calculated in accordance with the retiree COLA methodology outlined in the County Code.

Disability Retirement

Officers who are required to retire early due to line of duty injury are eligible to receive 66 ⅔ % tax-free pay.

457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan

Retirement savings/investment account with T. Rowe Price, funded with employee pre-tax payroll deductions.