municipal police · Kansas

Dodge City Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingDodge City, KSFord County44 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Dodge City PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$54,642
Job posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$77,210
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.

Hiring bonus

$5,000 for new officers, paid in full to the employee upon the first paycheck after the employment starts.

A $5,000 hiring bonus will be paid to new recruitsJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

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Requirements

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

How Dodge City PD compares nearby

All Kansas departments
DepartmentStatusStarting payvs Dodge CityBonusMiles
Dodge City PDHiring$54,642—$5,000—
Bucklin PDNot postingNot published—None0
Spearville PDNot postingNot published—None0
Ford County SheriffNot postingNot published—None0
Hodgeman County SheriffNot postingNot published—None28
Gray County SheriffNot postingNot published—None31

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