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Henderson 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.
Henderson Police Department starts at $71,885 a year — about $34.56 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $3,495 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $621 above the median for municipal agencies.
How big the department isHenderson Police Department reported 534 sworn officers and 175 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.5 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 358,366.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 Henderson says about itself
Our mission is dedicated to achieving excellence in safety and service for our community. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of law enforcement to ensure the safety and well-being of all residents.
What Henderson does
Henderson Police Department says its vision is to be one of America's premier police agencies, with values of honor, professionalism and dedication and a mission of excellence and service. Its goals include reducing crime through innovation, prevention and enforcement, developing an outstanding workforce, strengthening community support through communication and collaboration and continuously improving organizational capability
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Henderson of — open the source document
Opened 15 June 2026; current Police Officer minimum $34.56/hour = $71,884.80 annually. No bonus or differential included
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 Henderson 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. Henderson starts at $71,885, so $598 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Henderson Police Department officer make?
Henderson Police Department starts a new officer on $71,885 a year, about $34.56 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 City of Henderson of.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Nevada?
It ranks #4 of 19 agencies we have verified in Nevada — 15 pay less, 3 pay more in the state — and #672 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $3,495 above, and against other municipal agencies $621 above.
Compare with another department
Put Henderson 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 NV
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Henderson | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada Gaming Control Board — Enforcement Division | State | 63 | $102,692 | +$30,807 | #79 |
| 2 | Boulder City Police Department | Municipal | 35 | $75,941 | +$4,056 | #522 |
| 3 | Washoe County Sheriff's Office | County | 465 | $75,296 | +$3,411 | #546 |
| 5 | Reno Police Department | Municipal | 336 | $68,890 | −$2,995 | #820 |
| 6 | North Las Vegas Police Department | Municipal | 315 | $68,099 | −$3,786 | #856 |
| 7 | Nevada State Police — Highway Patrol | State | — | $67,939 | −$3,946 | #866 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | Municipal | 3,226 | $67,662 | −$4,222 | #881 |
| 9 | Douglas County Sheriff's Office | County | 104 | $66,851 | −$5,034 | #926 |
| 10 | Clark County Office of Public Safety | Municipal | — | $64,022 | −$7,862 | #1,059 |
| 11 | Nevada Department of Agriculture — Agricultural Police | State | — | $60,636 | −$11,249 | #1,206 |
| 12 | City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety | Municipal | 109 | $58,912 | −$12,973 | #1,291 |
| 13 | Nevada Department of Wildlife — Law Enforcement Division | State | — | $57,637 | −$14,247 | #1,353 |
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