municipal police · California

Hawthorne Police Department

Hiring · 2 openingsHawthorne, CALos Angeles CountyLos Angeles Area89 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Hawthorne PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$87,156
▼ 5% vs Los Angeles Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$109,188
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 37 of 52 Los Angeles Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Minimum age21
  • Academy paid by departmentYes

How Hawthorne PD compares nearby

All 142 Los Angeles Area agencies

2 nearby departments start higher than Hawthorne PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs HawthorneBonusMiles
Hawthorne PDHiring$87,156—None—
El Segundo PDHiring$80,938−$6,218$10,0004
Manhattan Beach PDHiring$92,580+$5,424None4
Torrance PDHiring$87,360+$204$20,0005
Redondo Beach PDHiringNot published—None6
Culver City PDNot postingNot published—None7

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