Recruitment

The Upper Dublin Police Department's online written examination for Spring 2025 is currently closed.

Before signing up for a written test, the applicant must affirm that they qualify to become an Upper Dublin Police Officer. Applicants must:

• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Be at least 21 years old as of the date they sign up for the exam.
• Be physically, medically, and psychologically fit for the performance of the duties of a police officer.
• Have a valid Pennsylvania driver's license before appointment.
• Have a minimum of sixty (60) college credits or an Associate's or Bachelor's degree from a nationally accredited college or university.
  • As an alternative to the sixty (60) college credits, an applicant may instead have:
    • Three (3) years of experience as a duly certified municipal, federal or state police officer, OR
    • At least three (3) years of active-duty service in any branch of the United States Armed Forces.

Applicants who achieve a score of 70% or higher on the written examination will be notified that they have qualified for the next stage: the Physical Agility Test. Candidates are required to participate in only one of the three (3) available test dates listed below.

The agility test standards follow the 30th percentile benchmarks set by the Municipal Police Officers' Education & Training Commission (MPOETC) under Act 120.

• This is a pass/fail test. Failure to meet any of the minimum requirements will result in disqualification from the Physical Agility Test and removal from the examination process.

Upon completion of the Physical Agility Test, the top 50 applicants, including those with tie scores, will be invited to participate in the Oral Examination.

Following the Physical Agility Test, the top 50 candidates, including those with tie scores, will be invited to participate in the Oral Examination, which is scheduled from May 27 to May 31, 2025. The examination will take place at the Upper Dublin Township Police Department, 520 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034.

After completing the Oral Examination, selected applicants must successfully pass a background check, as well as physical and psychological evaluations, before receiving a conditional offer of employment.

Please note: Entry-level applicants are not required to complete Pennsylvania’s ACT 120 Municipal Police Officer’s Training program before receiving a conditional offer of employment.

1. Salary Scale for a newly hired Patrol Officer
   • Starting Salary (Not Act 120 Certified) = $80,238.00
   • Starting Salary (Act 120 Certified) = $86,925.00
   • Starting Salary (After Field Training) = $93,611.00
   • Salary After One (1) Year = $100,298.00
   • Salary After Two (2) Years = $106,984.00
   • Salary After Three (3) Years = $120,358.00
   • Base Salary at Four (4) Years = $133,731.00
2. Overtime is paid at the rate of time and a half
3. Holidays
   • Ten (10) recognized holidays
   • Holiday pay is paid at the rate of time and a half, which is 1.5 times their normal hourly rate, to all sworn personnel, regardless of whether they worked on the recognized holiday
   • Hour-for-hour time off is granted to officers who work on a recognized holiday
4. Incentive pay is earned for the following:
   • Education
   • Proficiency
   • Wellness
   • Longevity
     • 1% of base salary for every 5 years of continuous service
   • Shift Differential:
     • 2% of the annual base pay

• Biweekly rotating schedule of 12-hour shifts.
• Officers rotate between two (2) weeks of day shift and two (2) weeks of night shift working no more than three (3) shifts in a row.
• Officers work 14 shifts per month.

• Holiday Time Off
  •  Hour-for-hour time off is granted to officers who work on a recognized holiday.
• Parental Leave
  • 160 hours (birth or adoption of child)
• Personal Time Off
  •  80 hours/year
• Vacation Time Off
  •  80 hours/year
    • Hours increase after four years of employment.
• Sick Time Off
  • Accrued monthly (144 hours/year)

• Disability Coverage
  • Short-term
  • Long-term
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance
  • Dental Care
  • Health Care
  • Prescription Drug Plan
  • Vision Care
• Pension
  • Minimum of 25 years of credited service and attained at least the age of 50.
  • Deferred Retirement Option Plan
• Retirement Health Care Account
  • Post-retirement health care fund provided by Upper Dublin Township.
• Sick Leave - Post-Retirement Health Care
  • Sick time cash-out to be applied to retirement health care account.
• Workers Compensation

• Ballistic Vests, Equipment, and Uniforms, provided by agency
• Drug Testing
• Promotional pay for attaining the rank of Corporal or Sergeant