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Redford Township Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingRedford Township, MIWayne CountyMetro Detroit55 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Redford Township PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$60,631
▲ 1% vs Metro Detroit avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$84,210
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
—
Not published
Starting - $60,631

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

Rank 4 of 9 Metro Detroit departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Hiring bonus

$4,500 for new and lateral officers, each year for three years 2022 through 2024 ($13,500 total paid).

$4,500 Bonus Pay each year for three years 2022 through 2024 ($13,500 total paid)Job posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • Certification required to applyNo
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
  • Schedule12 Hour shifts; 2-week cycle (5 and 2)
  • PensionDefined Benefit Pension w/ 5% contribution; 2.5% multiplier after 25 years; Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) after 25 years

How Redford Township PD compares nearby

All 142 Metro Detroit agencies

1 nearby department starts higher than Redford Township PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs Redford TownshipBonusMiles
Redford Township PDHiring$60,631—$4,500—
Farmington PDNot postingNot published—None4
Southfield PDHiring$59,457−$1,174None6
Farmington Hills PDHiring$62,662+$2,031None7
Dearborn Heights PDNot postingNot published—None7
Inkster PDNot postingNot published—None7

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