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Police Officer

Police Officer · NYPD

Patrol NYC for the NYPD. $0 to apply, with a filing window almost every month.

Minimum salary $55,942 a year, rising to $109,352 after five and a half years, per the Notice of Examination for Exams 7311 to 7322 (read September 25, 2026). The notice says the rate is subject to change.

≈ $26.90 an hour · $2,152 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).

NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $9.90/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.

What you'd have made

$2,144 If you'd started as a Police Officer 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.

An hour of this job pays for about 8.9 subway rides ($3 fare).

Price anything in hours of this job

What does it cost, in dollars?

21,387 people had this title in the city's fiscal year 2025. Their base pay:

This posting starts at $55,942
Half of them earn at least $109,352

Overtime added $20,348 on average that year, and it isn't guaranteed. Base salary of active employees paid a yearly rate, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Source: NYC's payroll data

Pay

$55,942/yr

The work

Multiple-choice test, $0, windows most months

Exam

Civil service exam

Residency

NYC or 6 nearby counties

Timeline

Months. The test, the list, screenings and the academy all take time. That's normal, not a rejection.

Next exam

Police Officer Exam 7314

Apply October 1, 2026 to October 14, 2026.

5,844 test seats across 60 sessions, November 2 to November 7. You pick yours when you file, from October 1.

$0 to apply

Get ready to file

Add the dates to my calendar

Check yourself

Do you meet the requirements?

Check every box that applies. Be honest. Twenty seconds.

I'll be at least 17 on test day, and under 43 on the day I file You must be at least 20 years and 6 months old to be appointed. Qualifying military service can take up to six years off your age for the upper limit. By the day I'm appointed, I'll have a high school diploma or its equivalent, plus 24 college credits with at least a 2.0 GPA or two years of honorable full-time U.S. military service The notice lets you meet this by the date of appointment, so you can take the test first. By the day I'm appointed, I'll be a U.S. citizen with a valid, unrestricted New York State driver license Both are in the notice. You have to keep the license for your whole career. I can pass medical, psychological, physical and drug testing, and a background check The notice says people convicted of a felony or a domestic violence misdemeanor can't be appointed. Other arrests or convictions may also disqualify you.

The process

6 steps. That's the whole process.

0 of 6 steps

Done: Create your OASys account

OASys is the city's exam system, and one account covers every exam you file for from now on. Use an email you can open: OASys sends a confirmation to verify it.

OASys, the city’s exam filing system (official)

Done: File for a monthly exam

One notice covers 12 Police Officer exams, one for almost every month from July 2026 to June 2027. Each has a short window, about two weeks, when you apply and pick your test slot, and the test happens the next month. Exam 7314 takes applications October 1 to 14, 2026, with testing November 2 to 7. The fee is $0: select “No Fee” when you file. Miss a window? The next one opens about a month later.

What you'll see in OASys, screen by screen

Notice. Open the Notice of Examination and read it; save a copy. Tick “I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Notice of Examination,” then tap Apply for this Exam.
Identity. Confirm your details from your OASys profile and answer a few questions, like how you heard about the exam.
Pick your test session. Choose a date, time and site from the open seats. Seats go fast; if none are left, the next month's exam has more.
Payment. This exam is free: pick No Fee.
Confirm and submit. Tick the affirmation that everything you entered is true (it's under penalty of perjury), then Continue. You get a confirmation screen and a receipt by email.

OASys signs you out after 15 minutes without activity and doesn't save your place, so have your details ready before you start.

File in OASys (official) DCAS annual exam schedule (PDF, official)

Done: Take the multiple-choice test

A multiple-choice test at a computer. You need 70% to pass. The notice says it can test deductive and inductive reasoning, information ordering, memorization, problem sensitivity, spatial orientation, visualization, written comprehension and written expression. No calculators. Bring one valid photo ID with your signature, in the same name you applied under. Your phone goes in a sealed pouch until you finish. Live in NYC? Follow the test-day instructions to request the 10-point NYC residency credit. An NYC address on your application doesn't count as a request.

Notice of Examination Nos. 7311 to 7322 (PDF), read this first

Done: Get on the eligible list and wait

Pass and you land on a ranked eligible list, usually active for four years. You get your results by email. Hiring goes down the list as openings come up. This takes months. It's not a rejection. It's how civil service works.

Done: Clear the screenings

Before you're appointed: a qualifying physical test, medical and psychological exams, a drug screening, a character and background investigation with a $75 fingerprint fee, and proof of identity and your right to work in the U.S. Bring originals or certified copies of every document they ask for. False or exaggerated answers can get you disqualified.

Done: Police Academy and probation

Probation is 24 months. You have to pass the Police Academy's firearms, academic, physical and driving tests. The notice says the academy physical test may include a 1.5-mile run. Firearms qualification repeats twice a year for your whole career. Expect nights, weekends, holidays, rotating tours and overtime when ordered, outdoors in all weather.

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Sources

Straight from the city.

Every step is built from the job's official notice or posting, linked above. Last reviewed September 25, 2026.