Overtime Spiking - CT State Police - July 2025
This study of overtime work and pay among Connecticut State Police reveals that officers nearing retirement work long hours of overtime. Since, for most state police officers, OT pay immediately before retirement is includable in earnings upon which pensions are based, this boosts pensions significantly. This behavior is called overtime spiking (OT spiking). Some officers are retiring with pensions in excess of final salary. Most state police officers engage in OT spiking, which increases significantly pension benefits for retiring officers and pension expense for the State of Connecticut.
