NH Certified Officer Recruitment

Are you a Full-time New Hampshire certified police officer? We accept applications throughout the year and provide interviews on a continuous basis.
NH certified officers can lateral from their current agency and depending on their total years of full-time law enforcement service, will start above the entry-level pay for a non-certified officer.
Three-Step Salary Scale:
- 1st Step - $68,327.19
- 2nd Step - $71,763.12
- 3rd Step - $75,373.03
- Master Patrol Officer - 2% Additional Pay
- Master Patrol Officer (10 years with LPD) - 4% Additional Pay
Promotional Opportunities:
- Detective - A minimum of 2 years with LPD
- Sergeant - A minimum of 5 years Law Enforcement experience, 2 of which must be with LPD
Other Benefits:
- Shift Differential
- 13 paid holidays is an additional approx. $2,840.24 at “starting step”
- Health and Dental Insurance (Dental 100% Covered)
- Tuition Payments
- Retirement Benefits
Specialized Units & Assignments (minimum one year with LPD):
- Crash Reconstruction
- Detectives
- Drone
- Honor Guard
- K9
- Motorcycles
- Mountain Bikes
- Regional SWAT (Southern NH Special Operations Unit)
- Use of Force Instructors (Firearms & Defensive Tactics Training)

Ready to apply?