| Benefits | ||||
| Family/Domestic Partner Health and Dental Plans | Vacation and Holidays | Pension Plan | Sick leave and Disability | |
| Several options are available in health, dental and vision plans for active employees and their eligible dependents. The City subsidizes all plans. | The vacation plan provides 15 paid days after one year of service, and 23 paid days after ten years. Sworn employees receive up to thirteen paid floating holidays per year (one every four weeks). |
The city has an independent pension system
to which both the employee and the city contribute. Employees hired after
January 1, 2002, become members of Tier 5 upon graduation from the
academy. Additional information on the pension system may be found at
www.lacity.org/pen.
The Employee's contribution is currently eight percent and is not taxable, but is refundable if an employee terminates prior to eligibility for a pension. There is no participation in Social Security, but Medicare contributions are withheld. |
Sworn employees receive 12 days at 100%, 5 days at 75%, and 5 days at 50% of paid sick time each year. An employee may accumulate up to 100 days at 100%,75% and 50% of paid sick leave. Employees are eligible for a service connected disability retirement from the date of graduation from basic training. | |
| Military | ||||
| Military credits (5 points) are normally added to your final score if you served on active duty status in the U.S. MILITARY, during a time of war (as defined by the City of Los Angeles City Council). In addition to your LAPD salary, veterans may be eligible to receive GI Bills benefits while in the academy. The LAPD personnel called to active duty military service. To speak to a military recruiter, please call (866) 444-LAPD. | ||||