Trooper

Earn While You Learn!

All Trooper-Trainees are paid while attending the Academy.

• Academy Trainee Starting Salary
  • $60,000
• 12 months after graduation
  • $65,403
• Troopers can make up to:
  • $115,182

*Northern Virginia Annual Pay Scale

Applies to those assigned to Northern VA & Fauquier, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford Counties

• Academy graduation NOVA salary
  • $74,970
• 12 months after graduation
  • $81,721
• Troopers can make up to:
  • $143,920

The above salary figures do not include overtime.

**Special Agents and Supervisor salaries increase with rank and experience**

• World-wide Provider Network.
• Several statewide plans with various options to choose from.
• Premiums vary depending on options selected.
• Major Medical, Prescription Drugs, Dental, Vision, Orthodontics available at substantial savings compared to other/local healthcare programs.

• Available to eligible state employees, their spouses, parents and parents-in-law. 
• Premiums are paid by the employee through payroll deduction. All other participants are billed directly.
• Services for long-term care can be provided in the form of home care, assisted living facilities, adult day care or nursing facilities.
• Click here to learn more: www.dhrm.virginia.gov/employeebenefits.

• Covers partial or total disability.
• Income replacement for qualified periods of incapacity over 7 calendar days.
• Income replacement based on years of service.
• Increased benefits for catastrophic disability.
• Long-term disability begins after 6 months of short- term disability and may continue to normal retirement age.

• Retirement funded by a 5% pre-tax salary reduction plan.
• Service Retirement – vested after 5 years of service.
• Sworn employees may retire with full benefits:
  • Age 50 with 25 years of service.
  • Age 60 with 5 years of service.
  • Receive supplement to retirement benefit with 20 years of hazardous duty service. The supplement is payable until  social security age.
• Provisions for line-of-duty death in service.

Voluntary program that permits you to build retirement savings on a pre-tax basis:

• You choose the method of payment and commencement date of your payments.
• Contributions are deducted from salary each pay period.
• Taxes are paid when your funds are paid to you.
• Cash Match variable depending upon funding (Currently up to $20/pay period, if deferring at least $40/pay period).

Years of Service:

• 0-5 years: 4 hours per pay period
• 5 years: 5 hours per pay period
• 10 years: 6 hours per pay period
• 15 years: 7 hours per pay period
• 20 years: 8 hours per pay period
• 25 years: 9 hours per pay period

• Months of State Service:
  • Less than 120 (10 years): 32 hours (4 days) of leave
  • 120 or more (Over 10 years): 40 hours (5 days) of leave

View our Pay and Holiday Calendar

Months of State Service:

• Less than 60 (5 years): 64 hours (8 days) of sick leave
• 60 to 119 (5- 10 years): 72 hours (9 days) of sick leave
• 120 or more (over 10): 80 hours (10 days) of sick leave

• New Take-Home Patrol Car
• Uniforms, Training, & Equipment Provided Free of Charge
• GI Bill Training/Apprenticeship Salary Stipend (This institution is approved to offer GI Bill® educational benefits by the Virginia State Approving Agency)
• 8 Weeks Paid Parental Leave After One Year of Employment
• FMLA (up to 12 weeks unpaid)
• State Employee Discounts
• Earn up to 33 College Credits During the Academy
• Healthy Virginians/CommonHealth Program