Police Job Opportunities

All of our current Police employment opportunities can be found on our Job Applicant page.

Now recruiting for Police Sergeant

The City of Port Townsend is accepting applications for Police Sergeant through May 10, 2026 to fill one vacancy. Completed application, cover letter, and resume are required and must be submitted through the City's website. Full job description, minimum requirements, and testing process can be found on the City's website: https://cityofpt.applicantpool.com/jobs/1286193

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance; LEOFF pension plan; optional 457; sick and vacation leave; holiday pay.

Base pay: $53.40-58.40

Total compensation range: $53.40-67.51 per hour (including maximum potential longevity, educational incentive, and specialty pay)

This position may be eligible for additional compensation including longevity pay, educational incentive, overtime/comp time, off-duty phone response pay, call-back pay.

The City of Port Townsend is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Police Application Procedures:

We do not currently have any vacancies for Police Officers. When a vacancy becomes available, information and applications will be posted on the City’s Jobs webpage.

Entry Level Police Officers - Initial testing for Entry Level Police Officer positions is completed through Public Safety Testing (PST), a private testing agency. This includes the physical and entry level written exam. Upon successful completion of the PST testing process, applicant test scores will be forwarded by PST to the Port Townsend Chief Examiner. Please register for testing at www.publicsafetytesting.com

When a vacancy occurs or at the time the Civil Service Commission recommends an employment list be established, all those who have passing, non-expired scores from PST will be invited to complete the City of Port Townsend Civil Service Commission Employment Application to be eligible for further testing, including an oral board panel interview.

Lateral Level Police Officers must meet the minimum qualifications in the Police Officer job description and:

have graduated from a basic law enforcement training as accepted by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission;
have successfully completed field training and passed probation as a fulltime, active, sworn municipal, county, state, federal or trial law enforcement officer;
have not been separated from law enforcement for more than 60 months at the time of hire; and
be able to perform all essential functions

Academy-Certified applicants must meet the minimum qualifications in the Police Officer job description and:

have graduated from a basic law enforcement training as accepted by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
have been employed as a full-time sworn police officer within the last 24 months prior to date of hire; and
not be qualified to apply as a Lateral Officer.

Washington State Higher Education Board

The Port Townsend Police Department supports the Washington Student Achievement Council’s efforts to provide educational services to veterans; we facilitate benefits for hired officers eligible for additional funding through the Veteran’s Administration.