Pay & Benefits

Starting Pay 

After Police Academy & Field Training 

Completion of Second Year 

Guaranteed Increment Raise For The Next Five Years 

Longevity Pay Steps (Added to Annual Salary ): 

End of Sixth Year: 

End of Eleventh Year:

End of Sixteenth Year: 

Lineup Pay (Per Year)

Uniform Cleaning Allowance (Per Year - Detectives)

*Pay rate as of July 2021*

$55, 742

$61, 528

$77, 195


$700

$1,050

$1, 400

$300- $1,300

$750

Other Benefits:

  • NYS Twenty Year Retirement
     
  • Deferred Compensation Available
     
  • Opportunities For Overtime And Off-Duty Police Jobs
     
  • Reasonably Priced Health Care (Individual or Family Coverage)
     
  • Union Representation
General Information
Chief of Police
Charles Donoghue
Phone Numbers
(315) 782-2233 Dial 911 for immediate action
Fax: (315) 786-2613
Emergencies: Dial 911
Location
751 Waterman Drive
Watertown,
NY
13601

Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm