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Desert Hot Springs Police Department

Hiring · 2 openingsDesert Hot Springs, CARiverside CountyInland Empire30 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Desert Hot Springs PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$60,819
▼ 22% vs Inland Empire avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$116,607
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
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Not published

Tracked since Oct 1, 2026. We keep every figure a posting has ever stated, so changes show here.

Rank 20 of 21 Inland Empire departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Open jobs at Desert Hot Springs PD

Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Certification required to applyNo
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsNo

How Desert Hot Springs PD compares nearby

All 65 Inland Empire agencies

3 nearby departments start higher than Desert Hot Springs PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs Desert Hot SpringsBonusMiles
Desert Hot Springs PDHiring$60,819—None—
Banning PDHiringNot published—None0
Cathedral City PDHiring$56,160−$4,659None0
Corona PDHiring$96,316+$35,497None0
Palm Springs PDHiring$78,624+$17,805$30,0000
Riverside County SheriffHiring$81,848+$21,029None0

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