Riverside · CA · City / town police
Riverside Police Department
Open agency hiring guide →- Undated annual academy trainee base advertised by department
- $74,004/year
- Undated officer base excluding incentives
- $97,092–$123,888/year
Researched hiring process & preparation
Minimum requirements
- Applicant page: age 20.5 to test and 21 at appointment, lawful US work authorization, California driver license, high-school equivalent and qualifying background/medical/psychological standards. No prior police training required for trainee route. Confirm full current announcement before applying.
Lateral entry
Pre-service route covers California academy graduates, with possible conditional acceptance while enrolled. Lateral route requires California basic academy and current California sworn employment; written test waived for laterals. Out-of-state recognition is not established by this page.
Recruiting contact
Department recruitment
RPD-Recruiter@RiversideCA.govHiring outline
- Trainee route accepts applicants without prior law-enforcement training. Department lists POST written examination, agility, interview, fingerprint/background, polygraph and clinical screening, but complete ordered selection/offer timing needs current bulletin review. FAQ describes requested personal-history/pre-investigation paperwork, investigator meeting and supporting-document checks.
Physical testing
Employer FAQ describes job-related obstacle work and simulated body drag; numerical thresholds and full protocol are in an applicant packet not reviewed here. No generic run/push-up cutoff inferred.
Benefits
Department lists medical/dental/vision, PERS and deferred compensation; verify employee costs and eligibility. Specialized-assignment and POST incentives are not universal recruit pay.
Hiring incentives
Availability and terms need confirmation.
California city police, not Riverside County Sheriff or similarly named out-of-state agencies. Current opening, deadline and pay-effective date unverified; advertised academy pay is excluded from current annual recruit ranking. Civilian community-service/cadet/dispatch rules are separate. No active JobPosting record.
Official research source ↗Department recruiting pay and contact ↗Written, interview and background FAQ ↗No test preset is imported from this profile. Bring current employer instructions to your preparation.
Only details explicitly shown above have been researched. Current vacancies, deadlines and complete eligibility must be confirmed with the employer. Read the employer’s current announcement before applying.
Department trainee, pre-service and lateral application guide ↗