Salary
Rank | Annual Salary | ||
Patrol Officer 3rd Class | $48,300 | ||
Patrol Officer 2nd Class (Lateral) | $54,625 | ||
Patrol Officer 1st Class | $58,650 |
Work Schedule
Potential officers must be willing to work any shift, based on the needs of the department. Each shift currently works 12 hours, on a Panama schedule (14-day schedule).
Uniforms
Provided by the City of Biloxi
Vehicle
Department personnel with assigned vehicles may participate in a take-home vehicle program. A monthly fee for participation may apply. The determined fee will be calculated from the employee’s residence to the nearest City of Biloxi jurisdictional boundary. Fees range between 20 and 100 dollars monthly.
City employment benefits
Annual or Vacation Leave
Annual Leave is earned and accumulated upon completion of one month of continuous service. Each full-time permanent and appointed employee of the City of Biloxi shall earn annual leave as follows:
1 month to 3 years | 18 days per year (based on 8-hour days) |
37 months to 8 years | 24 days per year (based on 8-hour days) |
97 months to 15 years | 27 days per year (based on 8-hour days) Â |
Over 15 years | 27 days per year (based on 8-hours days) |
Sick Leave
All full-time employees accumulate 6.5 hours of sick leave per month, beginning upon completion of two months of service.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Available to full-time employees and their eligible dependents at a low monthly cost. When a full-time employee satisfies 60 days of service, coverage will begin on the first day of the following month.
Life/AD&D Insurance
One (1) times employee’s base salary (minimum $25,000) which includes Accidental Death and Dismemberment for full time employee, $5,000.00 for spouse, and $5,000.00 for children over six (6) months old of full-time employee.
Holidays – Up to twelve (12) paid holidays per year if scheduled to work:
New Year’s Day | Labor Day |
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Veterans Day |
Mardi Gras Day | Thanksgiving Day |
Good Friday | Friday after Thanksgiving |
Memorial Day | Christmas Eve |
Fourth of July | Christmas Day |
Retirement
Public Employee’s Retirement System of Mississippi
Civil Service
Full-time coverage for full-time employees employed by the City of Biloxi excluding directors and elected positions. For more information, click here.
Educational Incentive Pay
Full-time employees with at least one year of full-time service with the City may be entitled to education benefit pay, upon application on their one-year anniversary date:
Associate Degree or equivalent of at least 64 semester hours of credit | $50.00 per month |
Bachelor’s Degree | $100.00 per month |
Master’s Degree | $150.00 per month |
Doctorate or Juris Doctorate Degree | $200.00 per month |
Tuition Assistance (Full time employee)
Full-time employee with at least one year of full-time service with the City may be entitled for the city of pay or reimburse reasonable tuition charges not eligible for scholarship or payment from other sources up to $5,250.00 during a calendar year with a grade of at least a C, or graduate level with a grade of at least a B, from an accredited institution of higher learning. Other qualifications may apply. (City of Biloxi Code of Ordinances, Sec. 15-2-25)
*The benefits offered do not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer.