municipal police · Minnesota

New Brighton Police Department

Hiring · 4 openingsNew Brighton, MNRamsey CountyTwin Cities31 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What New Brighton PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$80,592
▼ 4% vs Twin Cities avgJob posting · verified Oct 12, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$118,260
Posting · verified Oct 12, 2026
Lateral start
—
Not published

Starting pay has changed 1 time since we began tracking it in Oct 1, 2026: $80,592 (Oct 1, 2026) → $62,878 (Oct 12, 2026).

Rank 19 of 24 Twin Cities departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Hiring bonus

$5,000 for certified laterals, first $2,500.00 will be paid on the first paycheck following the officer's hire, b) a second $2,500.00 will be paid the first paycheck following successful completion of the new hire's probationary period.

The City shall offer a hiring bonus of $5,000.00 to qualified lateral officers that are hired into the position of Police Officer for the City.Job posting · verified Oct 12, 2026 · source

Open jobs at New Brighton PD

Requirements

From the department's postings
  • EducationAssociate degree
  • Certification required to applyYes

How New Brighton PD compares nearby

All 114 Twin Cities agencies

2 nearby departments start higher than New Brighton PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs New BrightonBonusMiles
New Brighton PDHiring$80,592—$5,000—
St. Anthony PDHiring$85,500+$4,908$5,0003
Columbia Heights PDNot postingNot published—None3
Fridley PDNot postingNot published—None4
Spring Lake Park PDHiring$82,098+$1,506None4
Brooklyn Center PDNot postingNot published—None5

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