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Starting Salary

$50,000

$5,000 bonus for those not certified in Florida. For more information, visit the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s website and click on the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program tab.

$52,000 Certified law enforcement officers with 2 to 4 years of full-time patrol experience.

$54,080 Certified law enforcement officers with more than 4 years of full-time patrol experience.

Additional Salary based on area of assignment:

$5,000 annually if working in the following counties: Broward, Dade, Monroe, or Palm Beach (Competitive Area Differential Salary)
$5,000 annually if living and working in the following counties: Alachua, Baker, Brevard, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Hillsborough, Indian River, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Nassau, Lee, Osceola, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie or Volusia (Critical Market Pay Salary)
$8,000 if living and working in Monroe County (Combination of Competitive Area Differential and Critical Market Pay Salaries)

Supplemental Monies

Comprehensive Merit and Performance Salary Increases: The Florida Highway Patrol has implemented a comprehensive merit and performance plan that provides 2-4% pay increases every two years of service. Members must achieve the designated number of training hours and an acceptable performance evaluation to qualify for eligibility.

Class	%Merit Increase	FY 22-23 Salary	Minimum Years of Service
Trooper	4%	$52,000.08	2
Trooper	4%	$54,080.04	4
Trooper	4%	$56,243.28	6
Trooper	4%	$58,493.04	8
Trooper	4%	$60,832.80	10
Trooper	4%	$63,266.16	12
Trooper	5%	$66,429.48	14
Trooper	5%	$69,750.96	16
Trooper	5%	$73,238.52	20
Trooper	5%	$76,900.44	25
Trooper	5%	$80,745.48	30+

Education Pay: Up to $1,560 annually

Uniform Allowance and other Perquisites: $1,300 annually

Specialty Position Incentive Annual Monies (can be combined and are stackable):

Quick Response Force: $2,000
Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence: $2,000
Academy/Recruitment/Background Investigations: $2,000
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement: $2,000
Drug Recognition Expert: $2,000
Honor Guard: $2,000
Motorcycles: $2,000
Contraband Interdiction/K-9: $2,000
Special Response Team (SWAT): $2,000
Technology: $2,000
Office of Inspector General Investigator: $2,000
Hazardous Material Squad: $2,000
Compliance Investigations: $2,000

Road Patrol Overtime: Optional overtime programs available to work at a rate of one and one-half the member’s hourly salary.

Court Overtime: Minimum of 2.50 hours of pay at a rate of one and one-half the member’s hourly salary.

Incidental Overtime: Budget for the payment of incidental overtime (rate of one and one-half the member’s hourly salary).

Off-Duty Police Employment: Up to 32 hours per week of extra hours (combination of all overtime and extra/off-duty details; incidental overtime would not count toward the 32-hour allowance).

Take-Home Patrol Car: Approximately $10,000 in savings annually

State Health Insurance Program: $180/month for a family plan; $50 for an individual plan; $30/month for a family plan for two state employees who are married to each other.

Vision/Life/Dental/Supplemental Insurance Plans: Cost depends on insurance carrier and whether or not the employee elects coverage.

Residence location in relation to City of Assignment: Can live up to 40 air miles from city of assignment.

Promotion Opportunities: Investigator, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Chief, Lt. Colonel, and Colonel (pay levels increase for each promotion, pay for the ranks of lieutenant and below is based upon years of service)

Tuition-Free College Education: Up to 6 credit hours per semester paid-for by the agency.

State of the Art Equipment (provided by the agency):

Computers, printers, and fingerprint scanners in cars.
Revolutionary emergency lighting packages.
Pursuit and specialty vehicles
In-car, 360-degree video cameras
Uniforms and weapons
And much, much more!

Additional Incentives:

The Florida Highway Patrol has an established career progression program. We recognize and reward educational achievements and career advancements.

Troopers with two years of service are eligible to promote to Law Enforcement Investigator I (Corporal) and Troopers with five years of service with the Florida Highway Patrol are eligible to promote to Sergeant.