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Commerce City 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.
Commerce City Police Department starts at $82,327 a year — about $39.58 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $13,937 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $11,063 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO run about 6% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $77,827 somewhere at average prices — $4,500 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 147 against a national average of 100, where goods are 101. Based on price levels for this metropolitan 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 isCommerce City Police Department reported 109 sworn officers and 58 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.5 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 72,244.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 Commerce City says about itself
Founded in 1952, the Commerce City Police Department has since grown to be one of the metro area's major enforcement agencies, serving more than 35-square-miles through a wide variety of programs and services.
What Commerce City does
Commerce City officers uphold the law, protect citizens, patrol, respond to emergencies and investigate incidents.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $82,327.02 annual minimum for POST-certified Police Officer. Current June 22, 2026 City Police Officer recruitment publishes $82,327. — open the source document
$82,327.02 annual minimum for POST-certified Police Officer. Current June 22, 2026 City Police Officer recruitment publishes $82,327.02-$121,052.26 annually and requires Colorado POST certification by date of hire. Experience matching is separately identified; the minimum is
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 Commerce City 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. Commerce City starts at $82,327, so $11,040 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Commerce City Police Department officer make?
Commerce City Police Department starts a new officer on $82,327 a year, about $39.58 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 $82,327.02 annual minimum for POST-certified Police Officer. Current June 22, 2026 City Police Officer recruitment publishes $82,327..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Colorado?
It ranks #9 of 35 agencies we have verified in Colorado — 26 pay less, 8 pay more in the state — and #341 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $13,937 above, and against other municipal agencies $11,063 above.
Compare with another department
Put Commerce City 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 CO
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Commerce | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State Patrol | State | 706 | $91,620 | +$9,293 | #184 |
| 2 | Parker Police Department | Municipal | 89 | $89,898 | +$7,571 | #217 |
| 3 | Johnstown Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $86,944 | +$4,617 | #266 |
| 4 | Broomfield Police Department | Municipal | 135 | $86,029 | +$3,702 | #278 |
| 5 | Golden Police Department | Municipal | 53 | $85,321 | +$2,994 | #287 |
| 6 | Lakewood Police Department | Municipal | 274 | $85,093 | +$2,766 | #291 |
| 7 | Breckenridge Police Department | Municipal | 25 | $83,990 | +$1,663 | #310 |
| 8 | Thornton Police Department | Municipal | 243 | $82,992 | +$665 | #332 |
| 10 | Larimer County Sheriff's Office | County | 228 | $81,765 | −$562 | #353 |
| 11 | Westminster Police Department | Municipal | 187 | $80,746 | −$1,581 | #387 |
| 12 | Boulder County Sheriff's Office | County | 106 | $80,496 | −$1,831 | #395 |
| 13 | Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office | County | 560 | $79,539 | −$2,788 | #418 |
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