municipal police · Alaska

Sitka Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingSitka, AKSitka City and Borough14 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

Call (907) 747-3245

What Sitka PD pays

How we get pay data

Starting pay

$72,800

Job posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Top of scale

$98,987

Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026

Lateral start

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Not published

Police Officer Recruit opportunities with pay starting at $35.00 per hour

Tracked since Oct 1, 2026. We keep every figure a posting has ever stated, so changes show here.

Open jobs at Sitka PD

Police Officer (Lateral & Recruit Opportunities Available)
Sitka, AKContinuous
$35.00/hrstarting

Requirements

From the department's postings

Minimum age21
EducationHigh school or GED
Academy paid by departmentYes
Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
Lateral termsOne year of experience in law enforcement elsewhere, Alaska experience preferred
Lateral experience required1 years

How Sitka PD compares nearby

All Alaska departments

1 nearby department starts higher than Sitka PD.

Department	Status	Starting pay	vs Sitka	Bonus	Miles
Sitka PD	Hiring	$72,800	—	None	—
Hoonah PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	71
Juneau PD	Hiring	$87,027	+$14,227	$30,000	95
Wrangell PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	136
Haines PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	142
Craig PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	147

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