Salario de Oficial de Policía en District Of Columbia (2026)

Vale la pena saber: The District of Columbia's federal LE + DOD + federal agency HQ + USSS + USCP + USPP concentration is the country's substantial distinctive DC police officer feature most national surveys understate. The substantial DC has the highest concentration of US federal law enforcement of any jurisdiction in the country — the substantial MPDC ~3,500 sworn + the substantial USCP ~2,300 sworn + the substantial USSS ~3,200 sworn special agents + Uniformed Division + the substantial USPP ~600 sworn + the substantial PFPA ~1,000 sworn cross-Potomac + the substantial FBI HQ ~13K personnel + the substantial DEA HQ + ATF HQ + USMS HQ + the substantial DC federal agency LE supports the country's substantial unique DC federal LE career path. DC Police & Firefighter Retirement Plan DC PFRRP (the DC public pension covering ~30K active + retired MPDC + DC Fire & EMS members + the substantial DC PFRRP defined-benefit + the substantial post-2010 DC PFRRP Tier B for new hires + the substantial DC PFRRP funded ratio above 100%) provides protective service pension at DC public-safety formula appreciably more generous than DC General Employees Retirement Plan — supporting career MPDC retirement after 25 years. Federal Employees Retirement System FERS (the substantial FERS for USCP + USSS + USPP + PFPA + FBI + DEA + ATF + USMS HQ + the substantial FERS defined-benefit + Thrift Savings Plan + Social Security 3-pillar + the substantial FERS Law Enforcement Officer LEO retirement at 50 with 20 years or any age with 25 years + the substantial FERS LEAP Law Enforcement Availability Pay 25% premium for criminal investigators) provides substantial federal LE retirement advantages — federal LE at HQ clears $135-205K base + LEAP + the substantial FERS pension. DC recognizes public-sector collective bargaining (DC Public Employee Relations Board + Fraternal Order of Police DC Lodge 1 MPDC + USCP Labor Committee + Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association FLEOA + the substantial DC Police Standards & Training certification + the substantial DC PERS collective bargaining for non-public-safety). DC is NOT a Right-to-Work state — meaning public-sector employees can have full collective bargaining rights including union security clauses. USSS US Secret Service (the substantial USSS White House Communications + presidential + vice presidential protective details + the substantial USSS National Special Security Events + the substantial USSS dual mission Treasury financial crimes + the substantial USSS counterfeit currency + cybercrime + the substantial USSS Office of Protective Operations) supports the country's substantial unique federal protective service career — senior USSS special agents clear $125-215K base + LEAP. USCP US Capitol Police (the substantial USCP post-January-6-2021 expansion + the substantial USCP Threat Assessment + Dignitary Protection + Patrol Mobile Response + the substantial USCP Capitol grounds + 200 buildings + the substantial USCP under Capitol Police Board) supports specialized congressional security career. Post-2020 MPDC recruitment + retention crisis (the substantial post-2020 MPDC officer loss + the substantial MPDC post-2022 $25K-$35K lateral signing bonuses + the substantial DC public-safety funding debate + the substantial post-2020 Black Lives Matter protest response) drove substantial MPDC officer compensation increases. The 2025 OBBBA No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028 — DC OBBBA OT applies to officer overtime + detail premium pay. DC progressive 4-10.75% + DC 6% sales tax + DC estate tax $4.71M (2025) + DC IS NOT a RTW state + DC PFRRP + FERS + FOP Lodge 1 + FLEOA + USSS + USCP + USPP + federal HQ concentration anchor the DC police officer proposition.