municipal police · Kansas

Arkansas City Police Department

Hiring · 3 openingsArkansas City, KSCowley County23 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Arkansas City PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$42,786
Job posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$70,325
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.

Open jobs at Arkansas City PD

Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • Certification required to applyYes
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Academy paid by departmentYes
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
  • Lateral termsIf not certified as a law enforcement officer by the Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training (CPOST) must successfully complete the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) academy within 18 months of hire and be granted certification as a law enforcement officer by (CPOST); or be granted reciprocation or a waiver from the directors of KLETC and CPOST.

How Arkansas City PD compares nearby

All Kansas departments
DepartmentStatusStarting payvs Arkansas CityBonusMiles
Arkansas City PDHiring$42,786—None—
Burden PDNot postingNot published—None0
Udall PDNot postingNot published—None0
Cowley County SheriffNot postingNot published—None0
Winfield PDNot postingNot published—None9
Sumner County SheriffNot postingNot published—None31

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