municipal police · Washington

Bellevue Police Department

Hiring · 2 openingsBellevue, WAKing CountySeattle-Tacoma Area182 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Bellevue PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$100,260
▲ 6% vs Seattle-Tacoma Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$128,403
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
—
Not published

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

Rank 7 of 29 Seattle-Tacoma Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Hiring bonus

$30,000 for certified laterals.

up to a $30,000.00 hiring bonusJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • Certification required to applyYes
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Academy paid by departmentYes
  • Lateral termsIf prior service was outside of WA State out of state officers, you will be enrolled in and must pass an equivalency academy within the first year of employment (on normal duty time).
  • Lateral experience required2 years

How Bellevue PD compares nearby

All 78 Seattle-Tacoma Area agencies
DepartmentStatusStarting payvs BellevueBonusMiles
Bellevue PDHiring$100,260—$30,000—
Black Diamond PDNot postingNot published—None0
Carnation PDNot postingNot published—None0
Duvall PDHiring$80,371−$19,889None0
Federal Way PDHiring$88,308−$11,952$40,0000
Issaquah PDHiring$98,150−$2,110None0

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