Colorado police hiring, Q4 2026

1. Westminster Police DepartmentNew and lateral officers · “Westminster is offering a $10,000 Hiring Bonus for ALL Newly Hired Police Officers including Trainees, Certified, and Lateral Officers” posting$10,000
2. Grand Junction Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “Lateral and Certified applicants may be eligible for a hiring bonus up to $10,000 dependent upon qualifications and experience.” postingup to $10,000
3. Commerce City Police DepartmentFor new officers · “Selected Candidates will receive a $7,500 Hiring Bonus.” posting$7,500
4. Northglenn Police DepartmentFor new officers · “There is a $5,000 one-time cash award for POST certified applicants upon successful completion of the FTO program. An additional $5,000 cash award is available upon the successful completion of probationary period (12 months).” posting$5,000
5. Durango Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “$3,000 bonus for officers with 1-3 years of experience” posting$3,000

No department in Colorado changed its posted starting pay since Jul 22, 2026.

• 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.