LPD Careers
The Littleton Police Department is Hiring Lateral Officers and Police Recruits
LPD is continually looking to hire dynamic and talented individuals. If interested in working with the LPD as a sworn officer, please apply today.
Starting salary for lateral Police Officer II: $110,514.
Starting salary for POST Certified Police Officer V: $83,280.
Starting salary for Police Officer Recruit: $76,100.
Upon successful graduation from the academy, Police Officer Recruit will be eligible for promotion to Police Officer V with a salary increase to $83,280 plus all applicable benefits as a sworn officer.
The City of Littleton offers outstanding benefits and perks to employees. Littleton Police Officers are enrolled in a Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and Death and Disability Plan through the financially secure Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado (FPPA). To learn about all of the department's competitive benefits, please see the 2026 Benefit Guide.
Police Officers positions are governed by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) covering wages, most benefits and working conditions. The CBA is negotiated with the city by the board of directors of the FOP Lodge 26/Littleton Police Officers Association. The current CBA is for the duration of 01/01/23-12/31/25. The full CBA is available to police officer candidates upon request.
Wages 2023-2025:
|
RANK
|
2026
|
2027
|
2028
|
|
Police Officer V
|
$83,280
|
$86,611
|
$90,076
|
|
Police Officer IV
|
$91,517
|
$95,178
|
$98,985
|
|
Police Officer III
|
$100,568
|
$104,591
|
$108,774
|
|
Police Officer II
|
$110,514
|
$114,935
|
$119,532
|
|
Police Officer I
|
$121,444
|
$126,302
|
$131,354
|
|
MPO
|
$127,516
|
$132,617
|
$137,922
|
|
Detective
|
$133,588
|
$138,932
|
$144,489
|
|
Corporal, Step C
|
$133,588
|
$138,932
|
$144,489
|
|
Corporal, Step B
|
$137,596
|
$143,100
|
$148,824
|
|
Corporal, Step A
|
$141,724
|
$147,393
|
$153,289
|
|
Sergeant, Step C
|
$145,976
|
$151,815
|
$157,877
|
|
Sergeant, Step B
|
$150,355
|
$156,369
|
$162,624
|
|
Sergeant, Step A
|
$154,866
|
$161,060
|
$167,503
|
- Master Police Officer (MPO) Incentive Program
- Health/Vision/Dental Insurance
- Paid Life Insurance (1.5x salary)
- Bi-weekly Monetary Uniform Cleaning Allowance
- Basic Uniform Issue and Annual Monetary Uniform/Equipment Purchase Allowance
- 4/10 Shift Schedule
- Overtime (pay or comp time) at 1.5x hourly wage over 10h/day or 40/h week
- Comp Time Bank (earned as overtime)
- Paid Court Time
- Discipline process and procedures in CBA
Paid Vacation/Holiday Time:
|
Benefit Level
|
Annual Hours
|
|
1 thru 4 years
|
248
|
|
5 years thru 9 years
|
268
|
|
10 years thru 14 years
|
288
|
|
15 years thru 19 years
|
308
|
|
Over 20 years
|
328
|
- Paid Sick Leave-10 hours per month
- Full Line of Duty Injury Leave
- Sworn Retiree Health Plan after minimum age 58 and 15 years of service
- On-Call/Call-Out Pay
- Educational Incentive-Time Off for BA/BS degree and above
- Defense of Civil Claims Article
- Line of Duty Death Benefit
- Bereavement Leave
- Officer Privacy Article