Police Officer/ Lateral Police Officer
Salary
$31.18 - $37.82 Hourly
Location
City of Superior - Government Center 1316 N. 14th Street, Superior, WI
Job Type
Full time
Job Number
00372
Department
Police
Opening Date
06/25/2026
Closing Date
8/15/2026 11:00 PM Central
Job Definition
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY!!
"Protect & Serve-Start Now, Study Later!"
No College Credits? No Problem. Apply Today, Earn While You Learn.
Great News!
Weve updated our hiring requirements: Police officer candidates who have not yet completed 60 college credits can now earn them within five years of being hired.
Please be sure to read this posting in its entirety or you may miss important information required in the application process, and/or important testing dates.
Date and times for written, oral interview and physical readiness testing will be posted in the near future. Please check back for more information
DEFINITION:
A Police Officer performs a wide variety of duties connected with general police work including investigation, general enforcement of laws and ordinances in the City of Superior and providing other various types of assistance to include advancing the mission of the Superior Police Department. The entry level Police Officer must successfully complete a 18 week recruit academy (if not Wisconsin certified) and 14 weeks of on-the-job-field training. The City will pay you while you attend the recruit academy AND pay for the recruit academy!
Benefits: Wisconsin Retirement System, Health/Dental Insurance, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Vacation, Paid Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Personal Day, choice of Compensatory Time or Overtime, Uniform Allowance, and more! See BENEFITS tab for more information on these great benefits.
Work Schedule: Patrol Officers currently work 12 hour shifts, 4 days on - 4 days off (built in overtime included).
Lateral transfer Police Officer candidates are welcome to apply in this process!
A Lateral Transfer Police Officer must have one year of full-time law enforcement experience and be eligible to become a Certified Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officer prior to hire. Upon hire, a Lateral Transfer Police Officer will be credited with their years of full-time law enforcement for the purposes of wage placement, vacation accrual, and minimum experience for Detective application. The Lateral Transfer Police Officer must successfully complete 14 weeks of on-the-job field training, in addition to passing a 12 month probationary period.
Superior Police Department web site links:(Check these out!)
There are many collateral assignments available to our Police Officers, see links for more information.
https://superiorpolice.com/join/
http://www.ci.superior.wi.us/174/Police-Department
Employment Standards:
Knowledges: Working knowledge of principles and practices of law enforcement; laws and ordinances governing local law enforcement; first aid; and geography of the City of Superior and surrounding area. Some knowledge of court proceedings and proper investigative practices.
Abilities: Ability to successfully complete a recruit academy (if not already Wisconsin certified), and successfully complete a 14 week on-the job field training program; prepare clear and concise reports; operate a computer; speak clearly and effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other department personnel and the general public; provide credible testimony in a court of law; use a firearm and other equipment; drive a police vehicle; work under adverse weather conditions; work varied shifts, including nights, holidays and weekends; and use good judgment, integrity and tact.
REQUIREMENTS:
Training and Experience: Must be a U.S. citizen. Must have no serious criminal convictions. Must be at least 18 years of age at time of hire. Must have earned a high school diploma or GED. Candidates will be required to complete 60 college credits from an accredited college in any field within the first five years of hire with the police department. Must have accurate color vision. Must have uncorrected vision of no worse than 20/200 in each eye corrected to 20/20 vision in one eye and not worse than 20/40 vision in the other eye. A satisfactory history of soft contact lens wear for more than one year with vision corrected to 20/20 in one eye and no worse than 20/40 in the other eye, is also accepted.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
License Requirement: Must become certified as a State of Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officer within one year of hire date and maintain such certification.
Oath of Office Requirement: Will be required to take an oath of office.
Driver License Requirement: Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license.
Residency Requirement: Must reside anywhere within a forty-five minute response time to the corporate limits of the City of Superior within 6 months of completion of probationary period.
Background Investigation Requirement: Must pass a detailed background investigation prior to hire.
Post Job Offer Psychological Examination Requirement: Must pass a psychological exam for the position prior to hire.
Post Job Offer Medical Examination Requirement: Must pass medical exam for specified occupational grouping and drug screen prior to hire.
Supplemental Information:
APPLICATION PROCESS: Please pay close attention to the following information.
Police Officer applications MUST be filed on-line at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/superiorwi
ATTACH THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION:
DEADLINE: August 15, 2026 before 11:00 p.m.
Benefits included with this position:
1) Health/Dental Insurance: To be effective the first of the month after working 30 days of employment. Once eligible, the monthly Health/Dental insurance premium will be deducted from the first 2 paychecks each month. The 2026 monthly health/dental insurance premiums (employee portion 10%):
There are two health plans to choose from for 2026. Plan options and premiums are listed below. The premiums also include dental.
Medica - Passport Plan
Single: $113.22 (2 deductions of $56.61)
Employee+1: $236.62 (2 deductions of $118.31)
Family: $362.26 (2 deductions of $181.13)
Medica - Essentia Choice Care Plan
Single: $91.28 (2 deductions of $45.64)
Employee + 1: $190.70 (2 deductions of $95.35)
Family: $292.32 (2 deductions of $146.16)
The City has a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). The 2026 annual deductible is: $3,400 for Single coverage & $6,600 for Employee+1 or Family coverage. The City will contribute $1,700/$3,400 (2026 amounts) of that annual deductible into your Health Savings Account (HSA) for 2026, which will carry over if not used and is always yours to use until spent. There is no proration on the deductible or the Citys contribution.
2) WI Retirement System (WRS) - The WRS is among the best funded and best managed public pension systems in the country!: You will be required to make contributions to your WRS benefit at 7.20% of gross wages (2026 rate). The City will contribute the balance of this benefit, which is 14.70% in 2026 (total of 21.9% going into your retirement benefit). Wisconsin statutes prohibit opting out of the WRS benefit.
3) Life Insurance: Eligible for life insurance on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment. Ability to purchase up to five times your annual salary of coverage on yourself, and you can also purchase spouse/dependent coverage. If you do not apply when first eligible (within 30 days of start date), you will be required to complete an evidence of insurability.
4) Vacation/Sick Leave: Will accumulate from first day of employment to become available after successful completion of your 12-month probationary period. 40 hours of vacation may be carried over into a subsequent calendar year.
5) Paid Parental Leave: Up to six weeks of paid parental leave is available to employees to use following the birth or adoption of an employees child, or placement of a foster child.
6) Compensatory Time: Compensatory time (in lieu of overtime) can be accrued to a total maximum of 120 hours each calendar year. Unused comp time is paid out the first payday in December each year.
7) Floating Holidays: 36 hours/year. Floating holidays will carry over in the first year, but must be used in the subsequent calendar year or they will be lost.
8) Personal Day: 12 hours available after completion of probationary period. Personal day hours must be used in the year received or they will be lost.
9) Longevity pay when eligible as follows:
After ten (10) years of service, employees will receive an additional 1.5% of their base salary;
After fifteen (15) years of service, employees will receive an additional 2% of their base salary;
After twenty (20) years of service, employees will receive an additional 2.5 % of their base salary;
After twenty five (25) years of service, employees will receive an additional 3% of their base salary.
10) Uniform Allowance: New officers will be provided their uniform of 2 pants, 2 long sleeve shirts and 2 short sleeve shirts and will not receive a uniform allowance until the next department uniform allowance payout after they have completed one year of service. Thereafter, uniform allowance shall be .65% of the Master Officer rate ($511.33 for 2025), paid on or before February 28th, of each year. 2026 clothing allowance rates are yet to be determined.
Other benefit options include Deferred Compensation-457 plan, Roth 457, Roth IRA, Flexible Benefits, Short Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Plan, Hospital Plan, and Term Life (all 100% employee contributed); Employee Assistance Program; Superior Municipal Employees Credit Union membership.
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Have you completed ANY college credits? If yes, you must attached copies of your transcripts to your application?
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Are you at least 18 years of age?
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Have you completed Basic Recruit Training sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and received certification for employment as an officer in Wisconsin?
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Within the past 3 years have you held a full-time MOS for Military Police, Security Forces or Master of Arms for one year beyond basic training?
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Are you a Veteran? If yes, please submit a copy of your DD214 with your on-line application,
Required Question
Employer City of Superior
Address 1316 N. 14th St., Ste 301
Superior, Wisconsin, 54880
Phone (715) 395-7210
Website http://www.superiorwi.gov