VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT Salary Police Auxiliary Salary $30,715 (30 Hour Work Week) Police Recruit $35,000 Police Officer Starting Pay $40,953, Top base pay $60,000 Police Corporal Starting Pay $42,139, Top base pay $60,453 Police Sergeant Starting Pay $41,500, Top base pay $70,776 Police Lieutenant Starting Pay $47,500, Top base pay $75,958 Police Captain Starting Pay $53,000, Top base pay $80,674 Career Incentive Pay A 3% increase for 10 semester hour credits or its equivalent in quarter units earned toward a baccalaureate or an associate degree; A 6% increase for 25 semester hour credits or its equivalent in quarter units earned toward a baccalaureate or an associate degree; A 10% increase for 40 semester hour credits or its equivalent in quarter units earned toward a baccalaureate or an associate degree; A 15% increase for an associate degree; A 20% increase for a baccalaureate degree; and A 30% increase for a postgraduate degree Newly hired employees who qualified for this incentive, must have earned a college degree or college credits in police science, and criminal justice, including criminology, forensic science, accounting, psychology, public administration or business administration *Including holiday pay, uniform allowance, night differential, career incentive pay and overtime, police officers may potentially earn an additional $15,000 per year in compensation. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS Paid vacation days Sick leave with full pay Medical Insurance Prescription, dental, and eyeglass coverage Retirement fund Retirement with 25 years of service at age 55 Excellent promotional opportunities Educational opportunities PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Detective Corporal Sergeant Lieutenant Captain ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR MILITARY VETERANS All military personnel with 2 years active military service, 2 years in the reserve/national guard, or veterans are eligible for a waiver upon proof of service and must be currently in good standing or an honorable discharge listed on their DD214. Reservists can take up to 5 years of military leave from the VIPD. Officers who are active reservists are allowed 30 paid working days a year, in addition to their vacation time. Veterans are entitled to credited service, up to a maximum of three years, for all military service in the Armed Forces of the United States which can be applied to their VIPD retirement. Copyright © 2017 VIRGIN ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT