Pay & Leave

Trooper Pay

Traditional Trooper Recruit, entry

$66,432

Accelerated Trooper Recruit, entry

$67,488

Upon Academy graduation, either track

$73,824

Current maximum trooper salary

$91,320

Troopers are granted annual salary increases until reaching the current maximum.

Leave & Holidays

15 to 21 vacation days per year, depending on years of service

Accumulate a maximum of 42 vacation days

15 sick days per year, with no maximum accumulation

Unused sick leave increases service credit at retirement

13 paid holidays per year

Earn College Credit

Graduating from the Patrol's Academy makes you eligible for credit hours toward a degree at one of four partner institutions across Missouri. Credit is earned through a single institution — choose the one that fits your degree plan.

Credit hours

Missouri State University

Springfield, MO

Credit hours

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

Credit hours

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, MO

Credit hours

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

While attending the Academy, recruits may also earn an associate of applied science at Mineral Area College by completing 16 additional general education credit hours online through Western Governors University. Southwest Baptist University credit applies toward a fully online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice specializing in Organizational Leadership, or any other undergraduate degree offered online through the SBU Worldwide Campus.

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