Madison Police Department Wisconsin

MPD Hiring Process

• We are now accepting applications for the 2017 Academy.
• Check back for the 2017 Academy Hiring Timeline.

What's New?

Check out our Hiring Resource Group! The City of Madison Police Department strives to create a workforce that contains a broad range of diversity including race, gender, language, life experience, and cultural background to improve understanding and effectiveness in dealing with all communities. In order to better serve candidates for employment, we have assembled a diverse group of officers to respond to your questions about Policing the Madison Way. Check out the page and click on an officer's name to send them an email:

Policing in partnership with our community - join our team by becoming an officer and make a difference!

Starting salary from $49, 421 annually, with a raise after six months to $54, 952.

Some of the other benefits are:

• Health insurance coverage through five different options (some of these programs are at no cost to the employee)
• Thirty-seven and one-half (37-1/2) hour work week
• Educational incentive pay plan after forty-two (42) months of continuous service
• Wage, life, and disability insurance plans

that the "average" age of a new recruit officer is around 28? While we have many candidates who have recently graduated from college, we also have many "seasoned" prospects who have a lot of life and work experience! Plus, we have no upper age limit! [read more]

Sgt. Tim Patton recently conducted a webinar on how to go from being a good to a GREAT candidate. Please use this link to view the webinar: more]

that an MPD class is typically composed of recruits with many different backgrounds other than "criminal justice?" Teaching, business, social services, communications, are but a few of the examples of the types of majors and work-related experiences that comprise each recruit class. [read more]