East Lansing Police Department lateral officer bonus & pay (2026)

Lateral package details

Pay range (annual)

$59,749 - $79,735

lateral pay by prior experience: $68,511 (1 yr), $75,598 (2 yrs), $77,728 (3 yrs), $79,735 (4 yrs); starting wage $59,749 during FTO, adjusted to lateral experience on completing FTO

Pension / retirement

MERS pension, 0% employee contribution, max 80%, vested at 10 years, retire at 55 with 25 years

Employer

City of East Lansing

Source

Agency Facebook recruiting flyer

Last verified

2026-10-30

Notes

Per the agency's flyer: seeking new and lateral hires; lateral pay credit for prior experience; education bonus and longevity bonus mentioned but no amounts; no lateral cash hiring bonus listed. Apply at cityofeastlansing.com/jobs; questions: Capt. Adrian Ojerio, (517) 319-6948. No closing date stated.

The posting doesn't state: lateral bonus, bonus payout, out-of-state eligibility, closing date.

Figures come from the agency's own posting on the date shown. Bonuses change often; confirm with East Lansing Police Department before applying. Report a correction.

How it compares in Michigan

• Top of the posted pay range ($79,735) ranks 7th of the 7 Michigan agencies we track that post pay. The state median top-of-range is $92,907.
• 1 of the 7 Michigan agencies we track list a lateral hiring bonus; this posting does not.
• 2 of the 7 say in their posting that they accept out-of-state laterals.

Posting timeline

• First tracked by LateralWatch on Oct 30, 2026.

Other Michigan agencies

• Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety — $15,000
• Grand Blanc Township Police Department — no bonus listed
• Grand Rapids Police Department — no bonus listed
• Lansing Police Department — no bonus listed
• Southfield Police Department — no bonus listed
• Warren Police Department — no bonus listed

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