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Updated 2026-10-02 · 34 of 126 Arizona agencies publish starting pay

Highest paying police departments in Arizona

Police officer salary in Arizona by department, ranked by the starting pay each one states in a current posting. Median starting pay is $66,070, about $31.76/hr or $5,506/mo, below the national median of $70,081. 34 of these departments are hiring right now.

Median starting pay
$66,070
▼ 6% vs national $70,081
Highest starting pay
$77,584
Scottsdale PD
Lowest on file
$44,304
San Luis PD
Median top-step pay
$91,639
34 departments publish a top step

Every Arizona department by starting pay

Highest first
DepartmentAreaStarting payTop payLateral startStatus
1. Scottsdale PDPhoenix Metro$77,584$109,158—Hiring · 2
2. Queen Creek PDPhoenix Metro$76,941$109,368—Hiring · 1
3. Surprise PDPhoenix Metro$76,835$108,139—Hiring · 2
4. Glendale PDPhoenix Metro$76,692$107,913—Hiring · 1
5. Mesa PDPhoenix Metro$76,418$107,260—Hiring · 1
6. Chandler PDPhoenix Metro$76,357$101,026$76,357Hiring · 1
7. Pinal County SheriffPhoenix Metro$74,137$98,141—Hiring · 3
8. Avondale PDPhoenix Metro$73,341$108,347—Hiring · 1
9. Buckeye PDPhoenix Metro$72,197$106,954—Hiring · 2
10. Peoria PDPhoenix Metro$70,658$104,395—Hiring · 3
11. Flagstaff PDFlagstaff Area$68,203$96,616—Hiring · 1
12. Kingman PDLake Havasu City Area$67,080$89,856—Hiring · 1
13. Bullhead City PDLake Havasu City Area$67,038$96,658—Hiring · 2
14. Apache Junction PDPhoenix Metro$66,955$94,765—Hiring · 2
15. Winslow PDShow Low Area$66,406$83,726—Hiring · 1
16. Oro Valley PDTucson Area$66,384$66,384—Hiring · 2
17. Globe PDPayson Area$66,248$69,139$69,139Hiring · 1
18. Gila County SheriffPayson Area$65,892$80,283—Hiring · 3
19. Coconino County SheriffFlagstaff Area$65,347$65,347—Hiring · 5
20. Yuma PDYuma Area$65,229$91,915—Hiring · 2
21. Payson PDPayson Area$64,975$91,362—Hiring · 2
22. Mohave County SheriffLake Havasu City Area$64,938$89,877—Hiring · 2
23. Yuma County SheriffYuma Area$64,730$77,293—Hiring · 3
24. Casa Grande PDPhoenix Metro$63,565$101,640—Hiring · 2
25. Tucson PDTucson Area$62,733$62,733—Hiring · 1
26. Lake Havasu City PDLake Havasu City Area$62,192$94,931$62,192Hiring · 2
27. Sierra Vista PDSierra Vista Area$60,008$85,342$62,546Hiring · 2
28. Wickenburg PDPhoenix Metro$58,115$75,795—Hiring · 2
29. Benson PDSierra Vista Area$57,002$71,253—Hiring · 1
30. Show Low PDShow Low Area$55,016$79,248—Hiring · 2
31. Navajo County SheriffShow Low Area$54,046$82,042—Hiring · 5
32. Somerton PDYuma Area$50,773$99,216—Hiring · 2
33. Marana PDTucson Area$49,587$88,049$62,575Hiring · 1
34. San Luis PDYuma Area$44,304$58,136—Hiring · 2
Starting pay is the lowest advertised full-time figure for a sworn officer in each department's current posting, annualized. Top pay and lateral start appear where the posting states them. Click a department for the quoted source line and verification date.

Starting pay by area in Arizona

AreaMedian starting payDepartments with payOpen jobs
Phoenix Metro$74,1371323
Lake Havasu City Area$65,98847
Tucson Area$62,73334
Yuma Area$57,75249

Hiring bonuses in Arizona

All Arizona bonuses
  1. Queen Creek PDLaterals · $3,000 after hire date. $2,500 after successful completion of Field Training. $5,000 after successful completion of your probation. $2,500 after the successful completion of 1 year (after probation). $2,500 after the successful completion of 2 years (after probation)$15,500
  2. Somerton PDNew officers$10,000
  3. Apache Junction PDEntry and lateral · $3,000 paid upon hire/AZPOST certification; $3,000 paid upon completion of 12-month initial probationary period$6,000
  4. Payson PDLaterals$5,000
  5. Chandler PDLaterals · $1,000 paid upon hire with first paycheck and $1,000 paid upon successful completion of probation$2,000

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