Arizona police hiring, Q4 2026

1. Queen Creek Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “Lateral Officer incentive pay is $15,500 payable as follows:” posting$15,500
2. Somerton Police DepartmentFor new officers · “$10,000 for Certified Officers” posting$10,000
3. Apache Junction Police DepartmentNew and lateral officers · “Hiring Incentive: $6,000 ($3,000 paid upon hire/AZPOST certification; $3,000 paid upon completion of 12-month initial probationary period)” posting$6,000
4. Payson Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “$5000 hiring bonus for laterals!” posting$5,000
5. Chandler Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “$2,000 paid in two installments, $1,000 paid upon hire with first paycheck and $1,000 paid upon successful completion of probation.” posting$2,000

• Jobs. Open sworn police, deputy and trooper postings on Oct 20, 2026, read every week from departments' own hiring systems and state peace-officer boards. Civilian, dispatch and corrections-officer jobs are not counted; sheriff's jail deputy jobs are.
• Starting pay. The median of each department's starting figure for a new full-time officer, as its own posting states it. A state's median needs at least 5 departments.
• Hiring bonuses. Bonuses a current posting offers, in the posting's own words, until the end date it gives. Referral and retention pay are not counted.
• Lateral jobs. Postings only for officers already certified elsewhere.
• Pay changes. Starting-pay moves seen in the department's own postings over the last 90 days, with the posting linked.

Published by CopJobs. Every figure is as of Oct 20, 2026; the report is refreshed each week and published quarterly.