DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council voted Monday night to approve a mid-year pay increase for police officers, detectives, sergeants, and lieutenants.
The raise will go into effect on August 4 and averages about a 10 percent increase.
That’s in addition to the 4 percent increase at the beginning of the year.
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Since 2021, the city has adjusted pay for police six separate times to remain competitive in recruiting and retaining talented officers and detectives.
As a result, since then officers and detectives have seen pay increases of 38.9 percent.
The starting pay for a police officer with a high school degree and no public safety experience at the end of 2020 was $44,567.
The city increased that starting pay to $56,970 starting in August. The starting pay for a police officer with a bachelor’s degree and five years of public safety experience at the end of 2020 was $49,794. The city has increased that starting pay to $68,544, effective August 2023.
In addition to the pay raises, the Dunwoody Police Department offers benefits like a take-home vehicle program, a $10,000 signing bonus, an $800 per month housing stipend for living in the city limits, full medical coverage for the employee and 90% coverage for family members starting on the first day of work, free membership to a fitness center, 15 paid holidays, $2,500 in additional pay for SWAT officers, and more.
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