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Cleburne 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.
Cleburne Police Department starts at $72,763 a year — about $34.98 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,079 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $4,623 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 $74,970 would somewhere at average prices — $2,206 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 isCleburne Police Department reported 53 sworn officers and 19 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.3 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 40,015.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 Cleburne says about itself
The mission of the Cleburne Police Department is to protect and serve Cleburne by delivering legitimate, consistent, economical police services that result in the highest level of stakeholder value and satisfaction. Our vision is to be a world-class police department serving the best community in North Texas, and our values are integrity, service and excellence. The department has been accredited through the Texas Law Enforcement Best Practices Accreditation Program since 2016.
What Cleburne does
Cleburne Police describes itself as a modern, progressive, full-service municipal police agency providing 24-hour law-enforcement services.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $72,763.38 annual entry-level Police Officer first-year rate. Current official Police recruitment page publishes the Entry-Level Salary Range beginning at $72,763. — open the source document
$72,763.38 annual entry-level Police Officer first-year rate. Current official Police recruitment page publishes the Entry-Level Salary Range beginning at $72,763.38 for year 1 and separately describes lateral transfer placement for years 2 through 6.
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 Cleburne 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. Cleburne starts at $72,763, so $4,623 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Cleburne Police Department officer make?
Cleburne Police Department starts a new officer on $72,763 a year, about $34.98 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 $72,763.38 annual entry-level Police Officer first-year rate. Current official Police recruitment page publishes the Entry-Level Salary Range beginning at $72,763..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #77 of 151 agencies we have verified in Texas — 74 pay less, 76 pay more in the state — and #778 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,079 above, and against other municipal agencies $4,623 above.
Compare with another department
Put Cleburne 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 Cleburne | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$18,343 | #241 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$17,987 | #252 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 400 | $90,729 | +$17,966 | #253 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$17,237 | #270 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | 61 | $87,048 | +$14,285 | #322 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$13,505 | #335 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$12,205 | #355 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$11,685 | #362 |
| 9 | Farmers Branch Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $84,440 | +$11,677 | #363 |
| 10 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $84,082 | +$11,319 | #371 |
| 11 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | 172 | $84,049 | +$11,286 | #372 |
| 12 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$11,229 | #374 |
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