If you want a rewarding career in law enforcement with an emphasis on helping people and protecting the state's natural and historic treasures, consider becoming a New York State Park Police Officer. Our team works in some of the most beautiful places in the state. Contact a Park Police Recruiter in your area.
Civil Service examinations are scheduled by the NYS Department of Civil Service. The next exam for the positions of Park Police Officer Trainee/Park Police Officer (Spanish Language) Trainee, has not been announced. For more information visit Career Opportunities in New York State Law Enforcement
The NY State Park Police does not keep an exam notification database at this time. To be notified about future exams, please sign-up for automatic e-mail notifications with the NYS Department of Civil Service.
Selection Process Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
The current starting salary for a NY State Park Police Officer Trainee, at SG-13, is $56,360. As a Trainee, you will participate in a one-year traineeship. Upon completion of the traineeship, you will advance to the Grade 14 Park Police Officer, with a starting salary of $65,798. This includes all contractual wages.
Appointees who work in the five boroughs of New York City or in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, or Westchester Counties will receive an additional $1,613 annual downstate adjustment. In addition, appointees who work in the following locations will receive an additional supplemental local pay in the following amounts: the counties of Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess - $1,343; the five boroughs of New York City, Rockland, and Westchester Counties - $2,017; and Nassau and Suffolk Counties - $2,352.
NEW: Additionally, appointees who work in the mid-Hudson region (Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester counties) or downstate region (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, or Suffolk counties) may receive up to an additional $15,000 in geographic pay differential. Learn more.
Academy and Job Scope Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
NY State Park Police
OPRHP
Albany, New York 12238
(518) 474-4029
email: PPOcareers@parks.ny.gov
For questions regarding employment with the New York State Park Police, please contact the appropriate region or headquarters listed below and ask to speak with the Recruiting Officer.