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Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement 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.
Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement starts at $55,476 a year — about $26.67 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $11,209 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $9,690 below the median for state agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Hawaii run about 10% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $50,455 somewhere at average prices — $5,021 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 190 against a national average of 100, where goods are 112. 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.
What Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement says about itself
The Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) effectively upholds the laws that serve to protect, conserve and manage Hawai'i's unique and limited natural, cultural and historic resources held in public trust for current and future generations of visitors and the people of Hawai'i nei. We dedicate ourselves to the enhancement, perpetuation and protection of Hawai'i's natural, cultural and historic resources by recognizing our kuleana to serve Hawai'i, the general public and our local communities with a profound sense of responsibility and in the spirit of Aloha.
What Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement does
The Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement is the law enforcement arm of Hawai'i's Department of Land and Natural Resources, with primary jurisdiction over state lands, parks, historical sites, forest reserves, aquatic life, wildlife areas, coastal zones and shorelines, and officers who train and operate on both land and water
Where the figure comes from
Checked 21 August 2026. State of Hawai'i official recruitment 26-0002 / 26-0005, Conservation & Resources Enforcement Officer I, Department of Land & Natural Resources — open the source document
Their source is effective 3 January 2026.
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 Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement 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. Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement starts at $55,476, so $9,690 below the state middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officer make?
Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement starts a new officer on $55,476 a year, about $26.67 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 State of Hawai'i official recruitment 26-0002 / 26-0005, Conservation & Resources Enforcement Officer I, Department of Land & Natural Resources.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Hawaii?
It ranks #6 of 6 agencies we have verified in Hawaii — 0 pay less, 5 pay more in the state — and #1,820 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $11,209 below, and against other state agencies $9,690 below.
Compare with another department
Put Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement 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 HI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Hawai'i | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu Police Department | Municipal | 1,785 | $83,808 | +$28,332 | #378 |
| 2 | Hawai'i Police Department | Municipal | — | $83,808 | +$28,332 | #379 |
| 3 | Maui Police Department | Municipal | 314 | $83,808 | +$28,332 | #381 |
| 4 | Kaua'i Police Department | Municipal | — | $83,808 | +$28,332 | #382 |
| 5 | Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement, Sheriff Division | County | — | $60,024 | +$4,548 | #1,564 |
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