The City of Bangor offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package to include vacation, holidays, sick leave, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Aflac supplemental insurance, employee assistance, uniforms and equipment. Pay ranges from $30.75 to $41.31 per hour with agreed upon pay increases in 2025 and 2026 and longevity steps at 15 and 20 years coming to $41.31 per hour. Lateral transfer available. Percentage stipends offered for post-secondary education, military service and certain Department specialties and assignments. We also offer bonuses for passing bi-annual physical fitness tests.
The Bangor Police Department is the only agency in the area that offers 3 days on, 3 days off patrol work schedule. No flipping from days to nights or vice versa, your assigned shift is set. Bangor Police also invest in their officers with 78 hours of high-quality annual training, to include multiple firearms trainings as well as active threat training throughout the year.
The City of Bangor offers the MPERS retirement system for Police Officers. Officers are eligible to retire at 50% pay of their top highest three years. Overtime opportunities will allow for significantly increased earning potential. There is no age limit to withdraw and for every year you remain vested after 25, you add 2%. Applicants can also choose an ICMA 401(A) retirement plan as well.
Patrol officers perform general duty police work to protect life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances. Work normally consists of routine patrol, investigation, and traffic regulation, responding to calls for assistance relayed by a dispatcher, and associated paperwork.
Officers are assigned a shift and area and may perform work in patrol cars, on motorcycles, and/or on foot, in all weather conditions. Officers must have the ability to adhere to departmental rules and regulations and exercise discretion and independent judgment in emergency situations. Assignments are made by officers of higher rank.
Employees may be assigned to work on special assignments which call upon specialized abilities and knowledge usually attained through experience as a uniformed officer an in accordance with specific academic training.
Examples of work duties include tasks such as:
The Bangor Police Department was established in 1889 with a force of 13. The department today has a force of 84 police officers and a civilian support staff of 20.
The Bangor Police Department is committed to providing our community with the best in public safety. We have dedicated ourselves to work in partnership with our residents, business owners, and civic leaders for the purpose of deterring crime, protecting our city, and improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
Applicants are not required to have a degree but must be 21 years old to apply. If you are 20 years of age, you must have a minimum of 60 credit hours.Applicants are also required to have already taken and passed the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Alert and Physical Fitness Test.