municipal police · District of Columbia

Washington Police Department

Hiring · 2 openingsWashington, DCNot Specified2994 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Washington PD pays

How we get pay data

Starting pay

$75,433

Job posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Top of scale

$95,535

Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026

Lateral start

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Starting salary $75,433 + $25k Hiring Bonus

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

Hiring bonus

$25,000 for new officers.

Offering $25k Hiring BonusJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Open jobs at Washington PD

Police Officer
Washington, DCContinuous$25,000 bonus
$75,433starting
Police Officer
Washington, DCOpen
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