Lateral Transfer

Work for another agency and want to transfer to Wauwatosa? We honor your previous service through an accelerated pay scale.

Prior years of sworn law enforcement experience will place you in the correlating pay step:

• • • One Year of Completed Service:                    Step 1 $74,360
    • Two Years of Completed Service:                  Step 2 $79,747
    • Three Years of Completed Service:               Step 3 $82,035 
    • Four Years of Completed Service:                 Step 4 $83,761 
    • Five or More Years of Completed Service:   Step 5 $85,633 

Prior years of sworn law enforcement experience will be counted toward your starting vacation time:

• • • One Year of Completed Service – 10 Vacation Days
    • 4-10 Years of Completed Service – 15 Vacation Days
    • 11-14 Years of Completed Service – 20 Vacation Days
    • 15-19 Years of Completed Service – 23 Vacation Days
    • 20-24 Years of Completed Service – 25 Vacation Days
    • 25 or More Years of Completed Service – 26 Vacation Days