municipal police · Texas

Mesquite Police Department

Hiring · 2 openingsMesquite, TXDallas CountyDallas-Fort Worth260 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

Call (972) 216-6228

What Mesquite PD pays

How we get pay data

Starting pay

$83,869

▲ 5% vs Dallas-Fort Worth avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Top of scale

$107,040

Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026

Lateral start

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Not published

Starting Salary: $83,868.62 min - $107,039.97 max annually (Depending on Qualifications)

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

Rank 4 of 32 Dallas-Fort Worth departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Open jobs at Mesquite PD

Police Officer - October 24, 2026
Mesquite, TXCloses Oct 16, 2026
$83,869starting
Deputy Marshal (PART-TIME)
Mesquite, TXCloses Oct 31, 2026
$26.56/hrstarting

Requirements

From the department's postings

Academy paid by departmentYes

How Mesquite PD compares nearby

All 178 Dallas-Fort Worth agencies

Department	Status	Starting pay	vs Mesquite	Bonus	Miles
Mesquite PD	Hiring	$83,869	—	None	—
Addison PD	Hiring	$83,266	−$603	None	0
Carrollton PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	0
Cedar Hill PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	0
Cockrell Hill PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	0
DeSoto PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	0

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