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Cedar Hill Police Department entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Cedar Hill Police Department starts at $78,550 a year — about $37.76 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $11,865 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $10,410 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Texas run about 3% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $80,932 would somewhere at average prices — $2,382 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 88, where goods are 98. Based on state-wide price levels, because this agency is not tied to a single metro area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
How big the department isCedar Hill Police Department reported 68 sworn officers and 22 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 49,723.A rate is only meaningful for a city department, where the population served is the city’s own. Reporting to the FBI is voluntary, so a count can reflect a partial return as easily as a small agency, and the FBI asks that agencies not be compared on staffing. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Full-time Law Enforcement Employees, 2025.
What Cedar Hill says about itself
The mission of the Cedar Hill Police Department is to provide the highest quality service that promotes and maintains a safe environment in partnership with the community, consistent with our values. The department consists of the Administrative Bureau, Field Services Bureau and Support Services Bureau, with 71 sworn police officers and 23 civilian employees, and is committed to providing the highest quality service possible to make our community a better, safer place to live.
What Cedar Hill does
Cedar Hill Police Department employs 71 sworn officers and 23 civilian staff across Administrative, Field Services and Support Services bureaus southwest of Dallas beside Joe Pool Lake. Its P.A.C.T. crime prevention officers are each assigned to a patrol beat as the department's liaison for that neighbourhood, and its First Responder Resiliency Program provides free counselling after critical incidents plus paid on-duty workout time
Where the figure comes from
Checked 20 August 2026. City of Cedar Hill — Police Officer posting, salary structure effective 1 October 2025 (Certified/Experienced, Year 1) — open the source document
City of Cedar Hill's own Police Officer posting on the city careers portal, salary structure effective 1 October 2025: Certified/Experienced Salary Range, Year 1 $78,550 after graduation from the academy, then Year 2 $80,807, Year 3 $83,334, Year 4 $85,834, Year 5 $88,409 and Year 6 $100,482. The city also lists an Academy / Non-Certified starting salary of $72,100 a year, which is the pre-license class paid during training and is excluded here in line with every other agency on the site. No prior service is required, and this is not a lateral rate: the posting states that TCOLE certification is not required to apply, and prices lateral entry separately — laterals need at least one year of full-time paid peace officer experience beyond another agency's field training programme within the past 24 months, and begin at up to $88,409 based on experience.
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
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How this level compares
Where Cedar Hill sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $33,280 | $68,140 | $163,619 | 1549 |
| County | $35,000 | $63,565 | $132,263 | 516 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,166 | $110,916 | 145 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $5,400 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,900 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,300 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Cedar Hill starts at $78,550, so $10,410 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Cedar Hill Police Department officer make?
Cedar Hill Police Department starts a new officer on $78,550 a year, about $37.76 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from City of Cedar Hill — Police Officer posting, salary structure effective 1 October 2025 (Certified/Experienced, Year 1).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #41 of 151 agencies we have verified in Texas — 110 pay less, 40 pay more in the state — and #537 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $11,865 above, and against other municipal agencies $10,410 above.
Compare with another department
Put Cedar Hill Police Department side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in TX
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Cedar | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$12,556 | #241 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$12,200 | #252 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 400 | $90,729 | +$12,179 | #253 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$11,450 | #270 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | 61 | $87,048 | +$8,498 | #322 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$7,718 | #335 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$6,418 | #355 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$5,898 | #362 |
| 9 | Farmers Branch Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $84,440 | +$5,890 | #363 |
| 10 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $84,082 | +$5,532 | #371 |
| 11 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | 172 | $84,049 | +$5,499 | #372 |
| 12 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$5,442 | #374 |
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