A renewed labor contract between the city of Vancouver and the Vancouver Command Guild guarantees 6 percent pay raises for the city’s top-ranking police officers this year.
Members of the guild, which includes Vancouver police lieutenants and commanders, will also receive 4 percent raises in 2024 and 2025.
A top-ranking commander who made $164,232 in 2022 could earn as much as $192,456 in 2025.
The contract — which the Vancouver City Council approved April 24 — introduced a retention incentive for officers who have been with the department for more than seven years. The retention pay bonus begins at 2 percent and will go as high as 8 percent for officers who have been with the department for more than 20 years.
The raises will cost the city about $1 million over the next three years, according to a city memo.
