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City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety 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.
City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety starts at $58,912 a year — about $28.32 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $9,478 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $12,352 below the median for municipal agencies.
How big the department isCity of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety reported 109 sworn officers and 295 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. 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.
About City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety
The City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety fills entry-level law-enforcement classifications including Deputy City Marshal and Corrections Officer.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $58,912 annual base, Deputy City Marshal. Official City of Las Vegas GovernmentJobs recruitment — open the source document
$58,912 annual base, Deputy City Marshal. Official City of Las Vegas GovernmentJobs recruitment information for entry-level law enforcement lists Deputy City Marshal starting pay at $58,912/year.
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.
How this level compares
Where City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety 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 | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| 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 $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety starts at $58,912, so $12,375 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
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Common questions
How much does a City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety officer make?
City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety starts a new officer on $58,912 a year, about $28.32 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 $58,912 annual base, Deputy City Marshal. Official City of Las Vegas GovernmentJobs recruitment.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Nevada?
It ranks #12 of 19 agencies we have verified in Nevada — 7 pay less, 11 pay more in the state — and #1,291 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $9,478 below, and against other municipal agencies $12,352 below.
Compare with another department
Put City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety 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 NV
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs City | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada Gaming Control Board — Enforcement Division | State | 63 | $102,692 | +$43,780 | #79 |
| 2 | Boulder City Police Department | Municipal | 35 | $75,941 | +$17,029 | #522 |
| 3 | Washoe County Sheriff's Office | County | 465 | $75,296 | +$16,384 | #546 |
| 4 | Henderson Police Department | Municipal | 534 | $71,885 | +$12,973 | #672 |
| 5 | Reno Police Department | Municipal | 336 | $68,890 | +$9,978 | #820 |
| 6 | North Las Vegas Police Department | Municipal | 315 | $68,099 | +$9,187 | #856 |
| 7 | Nevada State Police — Highway Patrol | State | — | $67,939 | +$9,027 | #866 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | Municipal | 3,226 | $67,662 | +$8,750 | #881 |
| 9 | Douglas County Sheriff's Office | County | 104 | $66,851 | +$7,939 | #926 |
| 10 | Clark County Office of Public Safety | Municipal | — | $64,022 | +$5,110 | #1,059 |
| 11 | Nevada Department of Agriculture — Agricultural Police | State | — | $60,636 | +$1,724 | #1,206 |
| 13 | Nevada Department of Wildlife — Law Enforcement Division | State | — | $57,637 | −$1,275 | #1,353 |
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