Austin police and the City of Austin have reached a tentative agreement for a 5-year contract. It includes significant increases in officer pay and benefits, as
After graduating from the Austin Police Academy, the next big milestone in a police officer’s career is completing probation. When that happens, each of the men and women at APD will make a minimum base salary of $70,580. A 2022 salary survey of the 8 largest cities in Texas showed only Arlington paid new officers more. The rest of the cities, including Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, paid less. for a 5-year contract.
Bullock says a proposed 28% pay raise over the next five years will help the department fill around 350 vacant positions. So far this year APD has graduated 117 officers. It has also lost 80 to resignations and retirements. But gaining more officers than the department is losing is a welcome change.
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