Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia, PA

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documented benefits (7)

Paid training	Recruits are paid a full salary in the Police Academy: $67,934 a year, rising to $72,651 after six months. Health benefits start on entry to the Academy and pension contributions begin on the first day of training.
Pension	Defined-benefit pension, vested after 10 years. 2.2% of average compensation credited per year for the first 20 years and 2.0% a year thereafter; after 25 consecutive years an officer can retire on 54% of average total compensation regardless of age. Contributions start on the first day of training.
Birthing-parent leave	6 weeks
Adoption leave	6 weeks
Dental	yes
Vision	yes
Promoted from within	Promotion raises pay on a published scale from recruit to a present maximum of $98,156 a year.

notable perks

Veterans can draw Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits (housing allowance and book stipend) while at the Police Academy, on top of their recruit salary
25% tuition discount for City employees, and sometimes spouses and dependents, at partner colleges and universities
Qualified employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness programme

the legal floor where they are

Set by law, not by Philadelphia Police Department. It applies to every employer in Philadelphia, PA.

IVF cycles the state covers	THERE IS NO FEDERAL MANDATE. No US law requires an employer health plan to cover IVF or any infertility treatment, so coverage comes either from the insurance mandate in the state where the plan is written or from the employer's own choice. And the state mandates reach less far than they look: they bind fully insured plans bought from a state-regulated carrier, while a self-funded employer plan is governed federally under ERISA and is preempted from state insurance regulation. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan, and 80% of those at firms of 200 or more — so at the size of employer this site mostly covers, the state mandate usually does not apply, and any fertility benefit is a genuine company choice rather than a restatement of law. That is precisely why it belongs on a benefits page here. Perks has not yet read this employer's own state insurance mandate from an official source; the states that have been read carry their own entry. (No federal statute requires an employer health plan to cover infertility treatment or IVF. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts state insurance regulation as applied to self-funded employer plans, which is why a state mandate does not reach them.)
Adoption leave the law gives	12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.)
Pay when you are ill	No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.)

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