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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District 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.
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Police Department starts at $63,000 a year — about $30.29 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,390 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $2,805 above the median for special jurisdiction agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Texas run about 3% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $64,910 would somewhere at average prices — $1,910 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.
About Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Police Department polices the third-largest school district in Texas — nearly 118,000 students across 96 schools in north-west Harris County. Officers patrol district campuses and property, investigate criminal complaints on district land, and respond to calls from principals during and outside school hours; the job description makes officers subject to call twenty-four hours a day and names response to hurricanes, tornadoes and fire among the duties. Officers also work with the transportation department on problem bus stops and disruptions on school buses, and can be required to take telecommunication duties. The department was established in 2012.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 20 August 2026. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD — Join CFISD Police, recruiting graphic (starting salary and starting work days) — open the source document
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Police Department's own recruiting graphic on the district's Join CFISD Police page: STARTING SALARY $63,000 on a STARTING WORK YEAR of 237 DAYS, both figures shown as increases over the previous $54,142 and 260 days. No prior service is required, and this is not a lateral rate: the district's own Police Officer job description requires only a valid Peace Officer License from TCOLE, a high school diploma or GED, US citizenship and a Texas driver's license, and lists two years of law enforcement experience as PREFERRED rather than required, alongside two or more years of college. A license is not experience, so $63,000 is the rate for a licensed officer with no prior service.
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 Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District 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. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District starts at $63,000, so $2,805 above the special jurisdiction middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Police Department officer make?
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Police Department starts a new officer on $63,000 a year, about $30.29 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 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD — Join CFISD Police, recruiting graphic (starting salary and starting work days).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #105 of 140 agencies we have verified in Texas — 35 pay less, 104 pay more in the state — and #1,113 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,390 below, and against other special jurisdiction agencies $2,805 above.
Compare with another department
Put Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District 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 Cypress-Fairbanks | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$28,106 | #192 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$27,750 | #200 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 414 | $90,729 | +$27,729 | #201 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$27,000 | #216 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | — | $87,048 | +$24,048 | #264 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$23,268 | #276 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$21,968 | #293 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$21,448 | #300 |
| 9 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | — | $84,082 | +$21,082 | #306 |
| 10 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | — | $84,049 | +$21,049 | #307 |
| 11 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$20,992 | #309 |
| 12 | Mesquite Police Department | Municipal | 260 | $83,869 | +$20,869 | #312 |
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