If you want a rewarding career in law enforcement with an emphasis on helping people and protecting the state's natural and historic treasures, consider becoming a New York State Park Police Officer. Our team works in some of the most beautiful places in the state. Contact a Park Police Recruiter in your area.
Become a Park Police Officer
If you took the exam in September 2024, see information below.
Thanks to the many candidates who took our Park Police Officer Trainee examination on Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, 2024. Please note that as soon as the civil service eligible list is established, we will schedule you for an agility test. Please be prepared by getting yourself in the best shape possible to pass the agility test, to be held in April 2025. Please see the following link for the Physical Agility Standards for Park Police Officer Trainee which includes sit-ups, pushups and run.
Instructional video about the Physical Agility Test: https://youtu.be/3f8AXW5oYiw
If Agility Testing is successfully completed, travel will be required to complete the next steps in the hiring process - psychological and physical/medical testing.
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Professional Police Act of 2021
Age Requirements:
Education Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
Once the above is completed, candidates who are hired will start as Park Police Officer Trainees Grade 13 and will:
After successfully completing the traineeship, candidates will advance to Park Police Officer Grade 14.
If you have additional questions, please review the Hiring Process Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) and call or email with any additional questions.
To learn more about the Park Police Academy and working as a Park Police Officer, click here: Academy and Job Scope Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
The current starting salary for a NY State Park Police Officer Trainee, Grade 13, is $61,587. As a Trainee, you will participate in a one-year traineeship. Upon completion of the traineeship, you will advance to the Grade 14 Park Police Officer. Please see the chart below to learn more about Park Police Officer salaries.
Additional Geographic Pay:
Officers who work in the five boroughs of New York City or in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, or Westchester Counties will receive an additional $1,763 annual downstate adjustment.
In addition to the downstate adjustment, Officers who work in the following locations will receive an additional supplemental local pay in the following amounts:
The counties of Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess - $1,468
The five boroughs of New York City, Rockland, and Westchester Counties - $2,204
Nassau and Suffolk Counties - $2,570.
NEW: Additionally, Officers who work in the mid-Hudson region (Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester counties) or downstate region (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, or Suffolk counties) are eligible to receive an additional $15,000 in geographic pay differential. Learn more.
Work Location** | ||||||
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Base Salary* | Upstate | Orange/ Dutchess | NYC/Rockland/ Westchester | Nassau/ Suffolk | ||
SG-13 Trainee (at the Academy) | $61,587 | X | X | X | X | |
SG-13 Trainee (after 6 months) | $63,192 | $63,192 | $79,660 | $82,159 | $82,525 | |
SG-14 Hiring Rate | $64,796 | $73,796 | $90,264 | $92,763 | $93,129 | |
Step 1 | $67,085 | $76,085 | $92,553 | $95,052 | $95,418 | |
Step 2 | $69,374 | $78,374 | $94,842 | $97,341 | $97,707 | |
Step 3 | $71,663 | $80,663 | $97,131 | $99,630 | $99,996 | |
Step 4 | $73,952 | $82,952 | $99,420 | $101,919 | $102,285 | |
Step 5 | $76,241 | $85,241 | $101,709 | $104,208 | $104,574 | |
SG-14 Job Rate | $78,530 | $87,530 | $103,998 | $106,497 | $106,863 | |
*Without any additional contractual or geographic pay included. | ||||||
**Work Location is determined by the needs of the agency. |
NY State Park Police
OPRHP
Albany, New York 12238
(518) 474-4029
email: PPOCareers@parks.ny.gov
For questions regarding employment with the New York State Park Police, please contact the appropriate region or headquarters listed below and ask to speak with the Recruiting Officer.