CopJobs report · Q4 2026 · as of Oct 20, 2026
Iowa police hiring, Q4 2026
19 sworn jobs were open at 18 Iowa departments on Oct 20, 2026. See them all.
Open sworn jobs
19
as of Oct 20, 2026Departments hiring
18
as of Oct 20, 2026Median starting pay
$69,585
departments' own postingsJobs offering a hiring bonus
0 (0%)
as of Oct 20, 2026Lateral (certified officer) jobs
2 (11%)
of open sworn jobsStarting pay changes
0
since Jul 22, 2026Starting pay changes this quarter
No department in Iowa changed its posted starting pay since Jul 22, 2026.
How these numbers are made
- 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.