Virginia police hiring, Q4 2026

1. Hopewell Police DepartmentFor new officers · “**Applicants are also eligible to receive a one-time hiring incentive of $20,000**” posting$20,000
2. Fairfax County Police DepartmentFor new officers · “This position includes a signing bonus for fully qualified new county employees in the amount of $15,000.” posting$15,000
3. Winchester Police DepartmentFor new officers · “A $10,000 hiring bonus is being offered for all certified police officers!” posting$10,000
4. Harrisonburg Police DepartmentFor new officers · “$10,000 Hiring Incentive Available to New Officers” posting$10,000
5. Prince William County Police DepartmentFor new officers · “We offer a generous $10,000 one-time signing bonus for eligible new employees, paid in two installments.” posting$10,000

No department in Virginia 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.