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Henrico County Police Division 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.
Henrico County Police Division starts at $65,959 a year — about $31.71 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $2,431 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $585 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Richmond, VA run about 2% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $67,403 would somewhere at average prices — $1,444 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 89, where goods are 97. 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 isHenrico County Police Division reported 628 sworn officers and 101 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. 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 Henrico County says about itself
The Henrico Police Division is a law enforcement agency with a duty to protect the public, ensure justice is served fairly and equitably, and uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
What Henrico County does
Henrico Police patrol officers provide 24-hour response, routine and directed patrol, crash investigation, traffic and criminal-law enforcement, intelligence-led policing and preliminary criminal investigation. Duties include arresting offenders, issuing summonses, investigating crimes and presenting cases in court
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Henrico County Police Division Opportunities page — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 July 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.
How this level compares
Where Henrico County 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. Henrico County starts at $65,959, so $585 above the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Henrico County Police Division officer make?
Henrico County Police Division starts a new officer on $65,959 a year, about $31.71 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 Henrico County Police Division Opportunities page.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Virginia?
It ranks #9 of 36 agencies we have verified in Virginia — 27 pay less, 8 pay more in the state — and #968 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $2,431 below, and against other county agencies $585 above.
Compare with another department
Put Henrico County Police Division 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 VA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Henrico | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington County Police Department | County | 299 | $90,012 | +$24,053 | #215 |
| 2 | Falls Church Police Department | Municipal | 32 | $76,400 | +$10,441 | #496 |
| 3 | Alexandria Police Department | Municipal | 264 | $75,000 | +$9,041 | #560 |
| 4 | Fairfax County Police Department | County | 1,390 | $74,035 | +$8,076 | #593 |
| 5 | Prince William County Police Department | County | 656 | $74,000 | +$8,041 | #595 |
| 6 | Loudoun County Sheriff's Office | County | 648 | $70,955 | +$4,996 | #727 |
| 7 | Leesburg Police Department | Municipal | 74 | $68,500 | +$2,541 | #834 |
| 8 | Prince William County Sheriff's Office | County | 656 | $66,596 | +$637 | #941 |
| 10 | Fairfax County Sheriff's Office | County | 433 | $64,997 | −$962 | #1,025 |
| 11 | Richmond Police Department | Municipal | 608 | $63,360 | −$2,599 | #1,091 |
| 12 | Hanover County Sheriff's Office | County | 247 | $63,345 | −$2,614 | #1,093 |
| 13 | Chesterfield County Police Department | County | 499 | $62,751 | −$3,208 | #1,118 |
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