State Trooper

WHP.WYO.GOV - Trooper Salary & Benefits Search this site Embedded Files Skip to main content Skip to navigation Trooper Salary & Benefits State Troopers Qualifications & Testing State Trooper Academy FAQ Trooper Salary $2,000 hiring bonus Trooper I base pay: $32.99 per hour ($68,619 per year) Trooper II (lateral) base pay: $39.30 per hour ($81,743 per year) Base salary does not include the following additional pay incentives: Overtime pay (base salary x 1.5) Shift differential pay for nights and weekends (base salary x 1.05) Holiday premium pay On-call pay Uniform care and cleaning allowance: $75 per month Longevity pay: $40 per month Trooper Benefits Uniforms and Equipment: All equipment and uniforms except for boots/shoes are provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol. No Trooper has to pay for their own equipment or uniforms. Each Trooper is issued a take-home patrol vehicle. Vehicle maintenance and fuel are all provided by the State of Wyoming. Patrol vehicle make and model is determined by a Trooper's assigned location and specialty. New firearms issued every 4-6 years. Troopers may choose to buy back their previously-issued firearms at reduced cost. Uniform care and cleaning allowance of $75 per month. Annual Leave: Vacation leave accrual is determined by an employees continuous completed months of service, and based on the following chart: Months of Service: 0 through 48 = 8 hours per month 49 through 108 = 10 hours per month 109 through 168 = 12 hours per month 169 through 228 = 14 hours per month 229 or more = 16 hours per month Maximum allowed vacation time carry-over (year to year): 0 through 48 = 240 hrs. (30 days) 49 through 108 = 240 hrs. (30 days) 109 through 168 = 288 hrs. (36 days) 169 through 228 = 336 hrs. (42 days) 229 or more = 384 hrs. (48 days) Sick Leave: 8 hours per month accrual rate No maximum carryover year to year Medical Insurance : The State of Wyoming provides a contribution to the employee's state insurance premiums (health, dental, and life) with a minimum of 80 hours of work time reported each month. Current contributions are as follows: Employee $833.07; Employee plus spouse $1,660.25; Employee plus children $1,267.18; Employee/Family $1,899.76 -or- Employee on split premiums $949.88. Benefits are effective the first of the month following the employee's hire date. Monthly premiums are paid for coverage the following month. Medical insurance includes a schedule of basic benefits plus a major medical rider. Cigna underwrites the health plan. For more information regarding health insurance and to view available summary benefit comparisons by deductible, please visit the Wyoming Administration and Information website . Vision and Hearing Insurance : The State of Wyoming and VSP provide you with a choice of two affordable eye care plans. VSP provides coverage. If vision coverage is waived or dropped, there is a two-year waiting period before members can enroll in the coverage. Elections for vision coverage are for two years and may not be changed without a qualifying event. All VSP members and their families have access to TruHearing . This program offers savings on a wide variety of digital hearing aids and access to a professional network of providers. Dental Insurance : Employees are provided an opportunity to elect preventative or optional dental coverage as outlined below: PREVENTIVE DENTAL INSURANCE - Preventive dental coverage is required if you have enrolled in health insurance. Preventive dental covers two cleanings per year (separated by at least 5 months) and certain X-rays. The preventive has no deductible, and services are covered at 100%. OPTIONAL DENTAL INSURANCE - Optional dental covers restorative or corrective work such as fillings, crowns, etc. There is a $50 deductible per person with a maximum of $100 deductible per family. After the deductible, the benefits are paid at 80% (of maximum allowable cost) for essential services and 50% (of maximum allowable cost) for vital services. There is a limit to the benefits paid, which is $1,500 per person per calendar year. If an employee declines or withdraws from coverage, they will have to satisfy a three-year waiting period to re-enroll. Preventive dental is required with the health plan. Orthodontia is NOT included in the dental plan. For more information regarding Dental benefits, please visit the A&I HRD website for access to a benefit plan booklet: http://ai-hrd.wyo.gov/egi/active-employees Life Insurance : The Standard Company underwrites the group life insurance plan. It provides up to $50,000 basic plus $20,000 accidental death or dismemberment coverage, and $4,000 for spouses and each child. In addition to the Standard Company insurance plan, the retirement system offers an optional group term life insurance plan, with up to $165,000 coverage, through Prudential. The premium for this plan is $16 per month. Open enrollment is from September 1 through November 30 each year, or upon hiring. Short & Long-Term Disability : The State of Wyoming provides you with the opportunity to purchase Voluntary STD or LTD insurance, which is designed to pay a benefit to you in the event you cannot work because of a covered illness or injury. This benefit replaces a portion of your income, thus helping you meet your financial commitments in a time of need. Trooper Retirement Retirement Benefits : PENSION PLAN - Wyoming S tate Troopers are automatically enrolled in the Warden, Patrol, & DCI Plan at the time of hire. Employee contribution to the Pension Plan is 2.64 %. State contribution to the Pension Plan is 26.8%. Total contribution is 29.44% of the employees salary (including overtime, holiday pay, longevity pay, and shift differential pay). Troopers are vested in the retirement system with full benefits upon completing six (6) years of service. A benefit of 2.50% per year of service is paid upon retirement (not to exceed 75%). The percentage spent is based on the highest three consecutive years' average s