Port Townsend Police Department - Police Sergeant
Port Townsend Police Department - Police Sergeant
Last updated on May 14, 2026
PST Partner Agency since March 19, 2026
Vacancy: 1
Testing Deadline: June 21, 2026.
Important Information
The City of Port Townsend will be accepting applications for Police Sergeant through June 21, 2026 to fill one vacancy. Completed application, cover letter, and resume are required and must be submitted through the City's website. Full job description, minimum requirements, and testing process can be found on the City's website: https://cityofpt.applicantpool.com/jobs/1286193
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance; LEOFF pension plan; optional 457; sick and vacation leave; holidays pay.
Base pay: $53.40-58.40
Total compensation range: $53.40-67.51 per hour (including maximum potential longevity, educational incentive, and specialty pay)
This position may be eligible for additional compensation including longevity pay, educational incentive, overtime/comp time, off-duty phone response pay, call-back pay.
The City of Port Townsend is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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Port Townsend Police Department - Police Sergeant Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test | Hire | ||
| Written Examination |
No, not required |
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| LEO/CO Physical Ability Test (PAT) |
No, not required (may be required later) |
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Port Townsend Police Department - Police Sergeant
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COVID-19 UPDATES
5/6/2020 Update:
TESTING IN WASHINGTON STATE CANCELED THROUGH MAY 31, 2020
All pre-employment tests in Washington State have been canceled until May 31, 2020 unless government restrictions are eased. With recent updates, facility closures, and government guidelines, this step is necessary and could be modified at any time. The health and safety of our customers, our staff, and their families is of the highest priority.
We will continue to evaluate developments and make changes to this policy as necessary. When we do resume testing, there will be plenty of events for everyone to test. We are in regular communication with our public safety agency partners, assessing alternatives to the traditional testing model and our testing policies. Any future updates will be posted on the PST website and our Facebook page.
4/1/2020 Update:
If you have tested with PST in the past 12 months, there may be additional positions you are now eligible to add. Several departments have temporarily changed their testing policies due to the suspension in testing that COVID-19 has caused. Please login to your PST account and navigate to the ‘New Positions’ page to see what departments you can add! We will regularly update that page in your account as departments send updates.
FUTURE TEST REGISTRATION
We know that there will be testing in the future - we just don’t know when! We want you to be prepared for when testing begins again so we have created test events on our calendar that you can register for that will place you in a queue to be first notified. These tests are not “real” test events, they are essentially a holding area. You will be able to “reschedule” out of that event to any other event date/location at no cost. Registering now will also give you time to work on your Personal History Statement (PHS) so that your data will be ready and up-to-date to send to your departments once testing resumes.
To sign up for this placeholder event, select the June 15, 2020 test date in your category (police, fire, 911 dispatch, corrections, etc.).
You may also click on the test event of interest below to sign up:
Law Enforcement & Corrections Written and Physical Ability Test
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