municipal police · Ohio

Gahanna Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingGahanna, OHFranklin CountyColumbus Area61 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Gahanna PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$72,946
▼ 0% vs Columbus Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$95,347
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 6 of 10 Columbus Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Open jobs at Gahanna PD

Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Certification required to applyYes
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
  • Lateral termsFull-time Police Officers with arrest powers, certified in any state within the United States, with no break in service for two (2) years at the time of application
  • Lateral experience required2 years

How Gahanna PD compares nearby

All 87 Columbus Area agencies

1 nearby department starts higher than Gahanna PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs GahannaBonusMiles
Gahanna PDHiring$72,946—None—
Whitehall PDHiring$75,962+$3,016None3
Bexley PDHiring$71,407−$1,539None4
Mifflin Township PDNot postingNot published—None4
Clinton Township PDNot postingNot published—None5
Minerva Park PDNot postingNot published—None6

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