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Gahanna Division of Police 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.
Gahanna Division of Police starts at $72,946 a year — about $35.07 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,261 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $4,806 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Ohio run about 7% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $78,627 would somewhere at average prices — $5,682 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 73 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 isGahanna Division of Police reported 61 sworn officers and 20 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 35,504.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 Gahanna says about itself
The Gahanna Division of Police is a community-focused, professionally-minded law enforcement agency who strives to embody our City's core values of professionalism, integrity, respect, and commitment. Our mission is to serve and protect Gahanna's diverse community by building partnerships to provide professional law enforcement services that safeguard the lives, rights and property of all. The Division is comprised of full-time and part-time sworn officers, communications technicians, reserve volunteer officers and civilian support staff, and is divided into three subdivisions - Field Services, Investigative Services and Support Services - together with a 9-1-1 Communications Center. It is a certified law enforcement agency through the Ohio Collaborative Community Police Advisory Board.
What Gahanna does
The Gahanna Division of Police is the City's municipal law-enforcement organisation, hiring both entry-level and lateral Police Officers.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $72,945.60 annual Step 1 Current official 2026 compensation table lists Police Officer Step 1 at $35. — open the source document
$72,945.60 annual Step 1 Current official 2026 compensation table lists Police Officer Step 1 at $35.07/hour, $72,945.60 annually; lateral candidates require prior experience for advanced steps.
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 Gahanna 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. Gahanna starts at $72,946, so $4,806 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Gahanna Division of Police officer make?
Gahanna Division of Police starts a new officer on $72,946 a year, about $35.07 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 $72,945.60 annual Step 1 Current official 2026 compensation table lists Police Officer Step 1 at $35..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Ohio?
It ranks #20 of 53 agencies we have verified in Ohio — 33 pay less, 19 pay more in the state — and #764 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,261 above, and against other municipal agencies $4,806 above.
Compare with another department
Put Gahanna Division of Police 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 OH
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Gahanna | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westlake Police Department | Municipal | — | $88,712 | +$15,766 | #291 |
| 2 | University Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $82,259 | +$9,313 | #421 |
| 3 | Powell Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $81,426 | +$8,481 | #444 |
| 4 | Springfield Police Department | Municipal | 123 | $80,764 | +$7,818 | #468 |
| 5 | Stow Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $80,288 | +$7,342 | #486 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Police Department | Municipal | 971 | $79,359 | +$6,414 | #513 |
| 7 | Hilliard Police Department | Municipal | 63 | $79,248 | +$6,302 | #515 |
| 8 | Kettering Police Department | Municipal | 79 | $79,227 | +$6,281 | #517 |
| 9 | Canfield Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $79,002 | +$6,056 | #522 |
| 10 | Mentor Police Department | Municipal | — | $77,849 | +$4,903 | #563 |
| 11 | Dayton Police Department | Municipal | 342 | $77,411 | +$4,466 | #575 |
| 12 | West Chester Township Police Department | Municipal | 92 | $77,027 | +$4,081 | #584 |
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