Civil-service exam
Police Officer
Exam 7312 · Published by DCAS
At a glance
- Exam number
- 7312
- Application window
- 08/03/2026–08/17/2026
- Application fee
- $0
- Starting salary
- $55,942–$109,352
- Eligibility
- Open competitive
What the notice says
Test format: Multiple-choice test
Qualifications: By the date of appointment, you must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and successfully completed 24 college semester credits at an accredited college or university with at least a 2.0 cumulative index or its equivalent, or have completed two years of honorable full-time U.S. milita…
Residency: The New York State Public Officers Law requires that any person employed as a Police Officer in the New York City Police Department must be a resident of the City of New York or of Nassau, Westchester, Suffolk, Orange…
Fee waiver: No application fee is charged for this exam.
Official details are in English. Read the full official exam notice before applying.
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Publisher-issued title code: 70210 — the civil-service job title these exams fill.
What may happen next
Expect the eligible list about 8 months after applications close.
Historical cohort: 307 past exams since 2018. How this range is calculated.
Application to appointment
- Application08/03/2026–08/17/2026Source
- Eligible list
- Certification
- Appointment