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Lateral police officer jobs in North Carolina

21 North Carolina departments are hiring certified, experienced officers right now, and 12 postings say they accept out-of-state laterals. Where a posting states a lateral pay step or bonus, it's shown on the job.

Lateral openings
25
at 21 departments
Accept out-of-state
12
postings that say so
Highest lateral start
$66,124
Raleigh PD
Lateral bonuses
5
up to $25,000

Open lateral jobs in North Carolina

Lateral pay steps in North Carolina

  1. Raleigh PDDurham & Chapel Hill · entry $62,338$66,124
  2. Huntersville PDCharlotte Area · entry $49,986$62,647
  3. Wendell PDRaleigh Area · entry $58,588$58,588
  4. Greenville PDGreenville Area · entry $48,506$57,678
  5. Carolina Beach PDWilmington Area · entry $54,013$56,714
  6. Gastonia PDCharlotte Area · entry $51,300$56,557
The starting pay each department publishes for a certified lateral, from its current posting. Click a department for the quoted line.

Lateral bonuses in North Carolina

All North Carolina bonuses
  1. Wilmington PDLaterals$25,000
  2. Gastonia PDLaterals$15,000
  3. Huntersville PDLaterals$6,000
  4. Fuquay-Varina PDafter successful completion of field training$5,500
  5. Gaston County PDtwo installments of $2,500$5,000

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