What benefits do police officers receive?

Question

I am thinking of joining the metropolitan police and am wondering what benefits i would receive e.g. healthcare, what type of pension, retirement scheme, free travel etc.

Answer 1

Free coffee & donuts..

Answer 2

Which country? In the U.S., the usual, vacation, sick leave, some sorts of personal leave, retirement, disability benefits, health insurance, maybe dental and vision. And in most places, substantial line-of-duty death benefits, from cash payments to free tuition for your children at state universities. No free travel. I had a friend in the Met assigned to Heathrow. His travel benefits were from his girlfriend working for Quantas.  

Answer 3

Alot  

Answer 4

It's different between agencies and between states.

In the State of Texas, I am a criminal investigator for a District Attorney's Office.

We have:

Health Insurance (No cost for employee)

Life Insurance (No cost up to $50K, minimum cost over)

Dental

EAP

4 weeks vacation after 10 years

20 Year retirement

Retiree Insurance (Minimul cost to employee)

and best of all..

I get to arrest ALL the fugitives I want..........

I've got a buddy who went to work at Houston PD when he was 20, retired at 41 as a LT... retirement was around $24K per year.

He then went to work at Harris Co SO and retired at 61 last year... at $38K.....

Not a bad deal.

Answer 5

Being able to flout the law

Answer 6

Your question is about as generic as "what benefits do <any position anywhere> receive? It depends on what department.

You can look at the web page for your local police department. It should list benefits.

Answer 7

Each department is different, so check with the department you are interested in.  In my department the agency pays for the officers health care, but not the family of the officer.  As to the pension, first you put in 30 years of service, then you can retire with 70 percent of your pay.  Other retirement options available to me are deferred compensation plans or IRAs.  No free travel, or other benefits.  

Oops, I forgot one.  If I get killed in the line of duty, the agency gives my spouse $50,000.  Of course, the Backstoppers Organization comes by.  This is a non-profit organization designed to help the families of officers killed in the line of duty.  But would my spouse want the money, or me?

In other words, cops don't become cops because of the benefits.  It is a calling.