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LATERAL TRANSFER POLICE OFFICER
ELIGIBILITY: Certified full-time law enforcement officers with verified prior
service (within 12 months before hire) are eligible for lateral entry benefits.
• PAY
o 2026 PATROL OFFICER STANDARD PAY SCALE: $70,202 - $90,857 (AFTER 10 YEARS)
o Lateral transfer hires shall be placed at a pay step reflecting their credited years of prior certified
experience and shall advance by adding Oshkosh Police Department (OPD) service years to their total.
o STARTING: $70,202 ($34.97 per hour)
o AFTER 2 YEARS: $74,414 ($37.07 per hour)
o AFTER 3 YEARS: $78,879 ($39.29 per hour)
o AFTER 4 YEARS: $83,612 ($41.65 per hour)
o AFTER 5 YEARS: $88,628 ($44.15 per hour)
o AFTER 7 YEARS: $89,957 ($44.81 per hour)
o AFTER 10 YEARS: $90,857 ($45.26 per hour)
• VACATION
o Vacation accrual is based on total recognized experience at hire, with OPD service added thereafter.
o (EXAMPLE: After 1 year with OPD plus 5 years of prior credit equals 6 total years.)
o AFTER 1 YEAR: 80 hours
o AFTER 5 YEARS: 120 hours
o AFTER 10 YEARS: 160 hours
o AFTER 18 YEARS: 200 hours
o AFTER 25 YEARS: 224 hours
• SCHEDULE
o 10 HOUR SHIFTS
o UP TO 170 SCHEDULED DAYS OFF PER YEAR
▪ Work up to 195 scheduled days per year
o ROTATION: 5 on / 4 off / 5 on / 4 off / 5 on / 5 off
▪ Minimum of 2 weekends off per month
• SICK TIME
o ADVANCED 96 HOURS OF SICK LEAVE UPON HIRE
▪ ACCRUE PER CONTRACT AFTER 1 YEAR
• EARN 8 HOURS MONTHLY
• HOLIDAY
o RECEIVE UP TO 96 HOURS UPON HIRE (PRORATED)
2026 PAY SCALE
STEP A B C D E F G
YEARS 0 TO 2 2 TO 3 3 TO 4 4 TO 5 5 TO 7 7 TO 10 10 +
HOURLY $34.97 $37.07 $39.29 $41.65 $44.15 $44.81 $45.26
BI-WEEKLY $2,700.09 $2,862.09 $3,033.82 $3,215.85 $3,408.80 $3,459.92 $3,494.52
MONTHLY $5,850.20 $6,201.20 $6,573.28 $6,967.68 $7,385.73 $7,496.49 $7,571.46
YEARLY $70,202.34 $74,414.34 $78,879.32 $83,612.10 $88,628.80 $89,957.92 $90,857.52
EXAMPLE OFF DAY ROTATION
(BLUE-WORK) (YELLOW-OFF)