Updated 2026-10-09 · 89 of 1,146 Texas agencies publish starting pay

Highest paying police departments in Texas

Police officer salary in Texas by department, ranked by the starting pay each one states in a current posting. Median starting pay is $70,720, about $34.00/hr or $5,893/mo, above the national median of $69,347. 89 of these departments are hiring right now.

Median starting pay

$70,720

▲ 2% vs national $69,347

Highest starting pay

$91,106

Allen PD

Lowest on file

$42,600

Tyler PD

Median top-step pay

$85,850

80 departments publish a top step

Every Texas department by starting pay

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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.
Department	Area	Starting pay	Top pay	Lateral start	Status
1. Allen PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$91,106	$113,000	—	Hiring · 3
2. Frisco PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$90,750	$108,414	—	Hiring · 2
3. Waco PD	Waco Area	$87,844	$104,906	—	Hiring · 1
4. Ellis County Sheriff	Dallas-Fort Worth	$85,717	$85,717	—	Hiring · 2
5. Prosper PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$84,494	$104,926	—	Hiring · 1
6. Rockwall PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$84,448	$102,502	—	Hiring · 1
7. Harris County Sheriff	Houston Area	$84,448	$93,662	—	Hiring · 5
8. Farmers Branch PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$84,441	$109,960	—	Hiring · 1
9. Mansfield PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$84,000	$107,207	—	Hiring · 1
10. Mesquite PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$83,869	$107,040	—	Hiring · 2
11. Addison PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$83,266	$106,633	—	Hiring · 2
12. Rowlett PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$82,950	$107,381	—	Hiring · 1
13. Flower Mound PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$82,576	$82,576	—	Hiring · 1
14. Fairview PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$82,551	$105,039	—	Hiring · 1
15. Glasscock County Sheriff	Glasscock County	$82,500	—	—	Hiring · 1
16. Anna PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$81,945	$97,324	—	Hiring · 1
17. Coppell PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$81,682	$84,968	$84,968	Hiring · 1
18. The Colony PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$80,982	$105,189	—	Hiring · 1
19. Beaumont PD	Beaumont Area	$80,484	$80,484	—	Hiring · 1
20. Sachse PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$80,099	$97,453	—	Hiring · 1
21. Colleyville PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$80,059	$95,285	—	Hiring · 2
22. Celina PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$79,997	$79,997	—	Hiring · 1
23. Tarrant County Sheriff	Dallas-Fort Worth	$79,810	$82,992	—	Hiring · 4
24. Trophy Club PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$79,290	$106,725	$79,287	Hiring · 2
25. Heath PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$79,090	$104,979	—	Hiring · 1
26. Kyle PD	Austin Area	$78,755	$78,755	—	Hiring · 2
27. Liberty Hill PD	Austin Area	$78,671	$85,982	—	Hiring · 1
28. Murphy PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$77,971	$95,846	—	Hiring · 2
29. Bedford PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$77,896	$102,627	—	Hiring · 2
30. Midlothian PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$76,435	$100,583	—	Hiring · 2
31. Denton County Sheriff	Dallas-Fort Worth	$75,347	$87,403	—	Hiring · 8
32. Royse City PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$75,192	$95,971	—	Hiring · 1
33. Midland PD	Midland Area	$73,545	$80,785	—	Hiring · 2
34. Oak Point PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$73,520	—	—	Hiring · 1
35. Lubbock PD	Lubbock Area	$73,501	$73,501	—	Hiring · 4
36. Travis County Sheriff	Austin Area	$73,376	$82,585	—	Hiring · 4
37. Bee Cave PD	Austin Area	$73,000	$88,976	—	Hiring · 2
38. Missouri City PD	Houston Area	$72,961	$72,961	—	Hiring · 1
39. Comal County Sheriff	San Antonio Area	$72,862	$72,862	—	Hiring · 1
40. Amarillo PD	Amarillo Area	$72,848	$72,848	—	Hiring · 1
41. Pilot Point PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$72,072	$72,072	—	Hiring · 1
42. Westworth PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$72,000	—	—	Hiring · 1
43. Round Rock PD	Austin Area	$71,718	$84,365	—	Hiring · 2
44. Odessa PD	Odessa Area	$71,338	—	—	Hiring · 2
45. Corsicana PD	Corsicana Area	$70,720	$73,549	$71,920	Hiring · 1
46. Humble PD	Houston Area	$70,617	$95,098	—	Hiring · 1
47. San Marcos PD	Austin Area	$70,221	$92,019	—	Hiring · 1
48. Howe PD	Sherman Area	$69,888	$96,096	$87,360	Hiring · 1
49. Fort Bend County Sheriff	Houston Area	$69,888	$69,888	—	Hiring · 2
50. Deer Park PD	Houston Area	$69,534	$87,235	—	Hiring · 1
51. McKinney PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$69,404	$83,575	—	Hiring · 1
52. College Station PD	College Station Area	$69,347	$92,560	—	Hiring · 1
53. Hays County Sheriff	Austin Area	$68,796	$87,772	—	Hiring · 7
54. Longview PD	Longview Area	$68,411	$68,411	—	Hiring · 1
55. Lockhart PD	Austin Area	$67,974	$82,555	—	Hiring · 1
56. Dickinson PD	Houston Area	$67,001	$93,463	—	Hiring · 1
57. Austin PD	Austin Area	$67,000	$97,385	—	Hiring · 2
58. Richland Hills PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$66,700	$90,190	$75,938	Hiring · 1
59. Lakeway PD	Austin Area	$65,936	$94,827	—	Hiring · 1
60. San Angelo PD	San Angelo Area	$65,574	$94,598	—	Hiring · 3
61. Fort Worth PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$65,520	$80,700	—	Hiring · 2
62. Gainesville PD	Gainesville Area	$65,125	$137,030	—	Hiring · 1
63. League City PD	Houston Area	$65,000	$85,000	—	Hiring · 1
64. Pflugerville PD	Austin Area	$65,000	$87,107	—	Hiring · 2
65. Westover Hills PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$65,000	—	—	Hiring · 1
66. Alvarado PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$63,623	$76,916	—	Hiring · 2
67. Leander PD	Austin Area	$62,962	$62,962	—	Hiring · 1
68. Midland County Sheriff	Midland Area	$62,327	$80,000	—	Hiring · 5
69. Bastrop PD	Austin Area	$62,222	$68,702	—	Hiring · 2
70. Bexar County Sheriff	San Antonio Area	$61,500	$69,014	—	Hiring · 4
71. Navasota PD	Grimes County	$60,237	$77,917	—	Hiring · 1
72. Victoria PD	Victoria Area	$60,000	$75,338	—	Hiring · 1
73. Real County Sheriff	Real County	$60,000	—	—	Hiring · 1
74. Mathis PD	Corpus Christi Area	$58,240	—	—	Hiring · 1
75. Lubbock County Sheriff	Lubbock Area	$58,000	$58,000	—	Hiring · 3
76. Karnes County Sheriff	Karnes County	$57,990	—	—	Hiring · 2
77. Hamilton County Sheriff	Hamilton County	$55,737	—	—	Hiring · 1
78. Hidalgo County Sheriff	Rio Grande Valley (McAllen)	$55,578	$55,578	—	Hiring · 5
79. Sweetwater PD	Sweetwater Area	$55,172	$67,038	—	Hiring · 1
80. Big Spring PD	Big Spring Area	$54,109	$65,539	—	Hiring · 1
81. El Paso PD	El Paso Area	$54,059	$86,546	—	Hiring · 2
82. Lancaster PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$52,497	$100,703	—	Hiring · 1
83. Dallas PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$52,250	$60,008	—	Hiring · 2
84. Houston PD	Houston Area	$52,000	$52,000	—	Hiring · 1
85. Kingsville PD	Kingsville Area	$50,773	$59,405	—	Hiring · 2
86. Nueces County Sheriff	Corpus Christi Area	$50,170	$50,170	—	Hiring · 3
87. Spearman PD	Hansford County	$50,000	$58,000	—	Hiring · 2
88. Irving PD	Dallas-Fort Worth	$43,368	$61,110	—	Hiring · 2
89. Tyler PD	Tyler Area	$42,600	$81,449	—	Hiring · 2

Starting pay by area in Texas

Area	Median starting pay	Departments with pay	Open jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth	$79,190	40	79
Houston Area	$69,888	9	19
Austin Area	$68,796	13	28

Hiring bonuses in Texas

All Texas bonuses

Lockhart PDLaterals$10,000
Victoria PDEntry and lateral$10,000
San Marcos PDLaterals · $2,500 is paid upon hire, with the remaining $2,500 paid upon successful completion of the San Marcos Police Department's training program.$5,000
Sachse PDLaterals$3,000
Colleyville PDNew officers$2,500

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