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Redmond Police Department

Redmond, Washington · Police Department · 93 officers

About Redmond Police Department

The Redmond Police Department serves more than 82,000 residents across 17 square miles on the east side of Lake Washington, in the city Microsoft calls home. The department has 93 sworn officers and 39 professional staff working out of the Public Safety Building on 160th Avenue Northeast.

Patrol is the backbone of the agency: 41 officers, five corporals and six sergeants on a four-day, 10-hour schedule with rotating weekends every six to seven weeks. Officers are assigned to districts so they get to know the same neighborhoods and business owners over time. Since April 2024 the department has also run a Drone as First Responder program, with licensed officer pilots sending drones to 911 calls straight from dispatch.

Once off probation, officers can compete for specialty assignments in Detectives, Traffic, Motors, K-9, the drone unit, Recruiting, Training, Outreach and the Community Resource Officer post in the Lake Washington schools, each paying 4% more. Collateral duties pay another 4%: firearms, defensive tactics and driving instructor, bicycle unit, and seats on the North Sound Metro Special Weapons and Tactics team and Crisis Negotiation Team, which Redmond staffs with nine neighboring cities.

Veterans can claim hiring preference by bringing a DD-214 to the oral interview, and Redmond is certified for the GI Bill. New hires apply through Public Safety Testing, attend the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Basic Law Enforcement Academy, then spend 12 to 16 weeks in field training. Lateral officers with at least two years as a sworn officer in the last five start at Step C, with a $5,000 transition incentive. Everyone gets three hours of on-duty time a week for fitness plus an annual fitness cash bonus, and up to 600 free practice rounds a year at the department range.

Pay and benefits

  • Salary: $110,434.9 - $127,891.37
  • Signing bonus: $5,000 transition incentive for lateral officers. Laterals with five or more years of experience can start at top-step pay and get a starting bank of 40 hours of vacation and sick leave.
  • Education incentive: Education pay of 2.5% of base for an associate's degree and 5% for a bachelor's degree, worth up to $5,521 a year at entry pay and up to $6,394 at top step. Redmond is a GI Bill certified agency.
  • Retirement: LEOFF Plan 2 - Washington Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' (LEOFF) Plan 2 pension. Redmond officers do not pay into Social Security; instead the city runs the Municipal Employees Benefit Trust, a retirement savings plan with an 80% city match. A 457 deferred compensation plan through MetLife is also available, and retiree medical is covered through the Teamsters Welfare Trust. Longevity pay adds 2.5% to 10.5% of base pay starting at five years of service.
  • Benefits: Competitive Pay, Education Incentives, Specialty Unit Opportunities, Lateral Transfer Program, Wellness Programs, Veteran Preference in Hiring

Open positions at Redmond Police Department

Recruiters

  • Claire Tomlinson, Hiring and Recruiting Officer
  • Reno Edwards, Hiring and Recruiting Officer

Agency website: https://www.redmond.gov/167/Police