Pay & Benefits

Current Annual Salary


  • Patrol Recruit: $50,620 (during academy training)
  • Patrol Trainee: $53,469 (during field training period)
  • Patrol Officer: $56,529
  • **Certified Officer's pay can possibly be increased based on qualifications and experience**

Lateral Entry Pay Scale

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Peace officer experience does not include time spent in the field training program.  The starting date for peace officer experience will be calculated from the date Peace Officer Field Training (Course 3722) is reported to TCOLE on officer's training history from TCOLE.
  •   1 year at $57,518
  •   2 years at $58,525
  •   3 years at $59,549
  •   4 years at $60,591
  •   5 years at $61,651

Certification / Educational Incentive Pay


  • Basic certificate: $1,000 annually
  • Intermediate certificate: $2,000 annually
  • Advanced certificate: $3,000 annually
  • Master's certificate: $4,000 annually
  • Educational Pay - Bachelor's Degree or Above: $1,200 annually

Benefits


Full-time employees of the City of Granbury receive:
  • Paid hospitalization insurance
  • 2:1 matching retirement benefits (Texas Municipal Retirement System)
  • Life insurance
  • Paid vacation (two weeks at one year / three weeks at five years / one additional day at 10 years and each subsequent year to a maximum of four weeks)
  • Paid holidays (13 per year)
  • Longevity pay ($10 per month of service after first year)
  • Sick leave benefits
Other benefits which are optional and at the employee’s expense include:
  • Dependent hospitalization
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision coverage plan
  • Cancer coverage plan
  • Disability coverage plan
  • Additional life insurance
  • Additional 457 retirement plan