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Plainville Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingPlainville, CTCapitol Planning RegionGreater Hartford42 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Plainville PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$76,928
▲ 4% vs Greater Hartford avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$96,446
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
$81,300
For certified officersPosting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Starting pay based on years of previous service: Less than 3 yrs. = $76,928.

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

Rank 3 of 10 Greater Hartford departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Open jobs at Plainville PD

Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Certification required to applyYes
  • Lateral experience required3 years
  • ScheduleThree 8-hour shifts (12am-8am, 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am). Four days on, two days off schedule (4/2, 4/2)
  • Pension20-yr (early) retirement = 45% of salary; 25-yr (normal) retirement = 66.25% of salary; 28.5-yr (max) retirement = 75% of salary

How Plainville PD compares nearby

All 35 Greater Hartford agencies

1 nearby department starts higher than Plainville PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs PlainvilleBonusMiles
Plainville PDHiring$76,928—None—
Southington PDNot postingNot published—None4
Bristol PDHiring$78,813+$1,885$7,5004
New Britain PDNot postingNot published—None5
Farmington PDHiringNot published—None5
Berlin PDNot postingNot published—None6

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