{"id":2481936,"date":"2025-09-03T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-officers-to-receive-pay-raise-mayor-announces\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:17:26","slug":"dc-police-officers-to-receive-pay-raise-mayor-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-officers-to-receive-pay-raise-mayor-announces\/","title":{"rendered":"DC police officers to receive pay raise, mayor announces"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Washington,D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department will receive a 13% pay raise starting October 1. This raise, part of a new collective bargaining agreement<\/a> with the police union, includes cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal years 2024-2026 and applies to union and non-union officers ranked lieutenant and above. The city administrator noted the raise will cost $200 million over four years. Mayor Bowser stated the increase aims to make D.C.a top city for police officers and assist recruitment efforts, with a goal of expanding the force from the current 3,188 officers to 4,000. council Chairman Phil Mendelson expressed confidence that emergency legislation to approve the raise will pass soon.Bowser also highlighted ongoing efforts to hire more officers and enhance police training credit through a partnership with the University of the District of Columbia.

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