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Updated 2026-10-12

Police sign-on bonuses in Minnesota, October 2026

4 Minnesota departments are offering a hiring bonus in a current posting: 2 for new officers, 2 for certified laterals. Largest is $5,000 at Brooklyn Park PD. Every figure shows the sentence it came from.

Departments with a bonus
4
of 388 Minnesota agencies
Largest bonus
$5,000
Brooklyn Park PD
Median bonus
$5,000
across 4 departments
For laterals
2
up to $5,000

Every Minnesota bonus on file

Largest first
DepartmentAreaBonusWhoTermsExpiresVerified
Brooklyn Park PD
“We are offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus to lateral officer candidates who have been employed as a full-time police officer within the last 12-months, with at least one-year of full-time licensed police officer experience.”
Twin Cities$5,000Laterals$2,500 will be paid with your first paycheck, and $2,500 will be paid upon successful completion of field training.—Oct 12, 2026
New Brighton PD
“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.”
Twin Cities$5,000Lateralsfirst $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—Oct 12, 2026
St. Anthony PD
“$5,000 for New Officers”
Twin Cities$5,000New officers——Oct 12, 2026
Minneapolis PD
“FT Officers are eligible for up to a $4,000 hiring bonus”
Twin Cities$4,000New officers$1,000 after successful completion of the Academy, $1,000 after completion of FTO, and $2,000 after successfully completing a probationary period—Oct 12, 2026
Bonuses come from each department's current posting and expire on the date stated. Ongoing pay, allowances and stipends are not counted as hiring bonuses. Verify with the department before relying on one.

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