The Seattle Police Department is the is the largest municipal law enforcement agency in Washington state with more specialty and advancement opportunities than any department in the state, and there's a role waiting for you. Join our team and serve in a beautiful city with mountains, water, great schools, and a focus on building community. 

Police are a key part of the city's public safety system both as first responders and as partners with other departments and agencies, and we are committed restoring and rebuilding a Seattle Police Department that lives up to our highest values and priorities. We need you to help us reach our goals for both the right number of officers and the right kind of officers to support our diverse neighborhoods, build public trust, and elevate the next generation of leaders.

Becoming a Seattle police officer isn't just a job, it's a career with a starting salary of $103,000 and signing bonus of $7,500 for new officers, generous benefits and retirement, excitement, opportunity, and the chance to serve and protect your community. 

Read more about Mayor Harrell's plan for police recruitment and retention. 

Read more about Mayor Harrell's framework to ensure that everyone, in every neighborhood, is safe and feels secure.

Our One Seattle vision is for a city where officers feel welcome and supported, where they know we value and respect their good work, where they can believe in our mission for safety for everyone, and where we acknowledge a shared commitment to constitutional, unbiased, innovative policing.  

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