municipal police · Colorado

Vail Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingVail, COEagle County33 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Vail PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$85,280
Job posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$114,920
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
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Not published
starting pay falling between the $41.00/hour starting range up to $55.25/hour maximum

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

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
  • Lateral termsOut-of-state officers are eligible if they have had full arrest powers in another state or federal jurisdiction for at least three of the last four years, with one year of active service in the last three years.
  • Lateral experience required3 years

How Vail PD compares nearby

All Colorado departments
DepartmentStatusStarting payvs VailBonusMiles
Vail PDHiring$85,280—None—
Avon PDNot postingNot published—None15
Eagle PDNot postingNot published—None15
Eagle County SheriffNot postingNot published—None15
Blue River PDNot postingNot published—None15
Breckenridge PDNot postingNot published—None15

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