The Force of Belleville | Join the force of Belleville

big living

with additional overtime opportunities available

Start your career with great pay, benefits, and a
schedule that lets you enjoy life outside the badge.

Education Incentive Pay: Boost your base salary with an earned Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree.

Tuition Reimbursement: We cover books, tuition, and fees, up to the Lindenwood University per-hour rate. Service time commitment applies.

12 Paid Holidays every year: New Year’s, MLK Day, Good Friday, Police Memorial Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Christmas.
Extra Holiday Benefit: 96 hours of additional holiday time each fiscal year; take it off or cash it in at year’s end. If you work the holiday, you keep the overtime pay, too.
Vacation You Can Count On:
80 hrs/year (Years 0–5) | 120 hrs/year (Years 6–11)
160 hrs/year (Years 12–19) | 200 hrs/year (20+)
Personal Days: 16 hours annually, with an extra 8 hours after 10 years of service.
Monthly Accrued Sick Time to protect your income when life happens.
12-Hour Shifts for more days off and better work–life balance.

Comprehensive Medical & Dental Insurance to keep you and your family covered.

Employees are allowed to live within 45 miles of Belleville. This includes parts of Missouri that lie within that distance.

New hires must be 21-35 years of age.

Lateral hires may be over the age of 35 with at least one year of full-time law enforcement experience.

A military veteran shall be allowed to exceed age 35 by the number of service years in active military duty, up to 10 years.

Must possess a High School diploma.