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Hialeah 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.
Hialeah Police Department starts at $69,730 a year — about $33.52 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $3,045 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $1,590 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $67,428 somewhere at average prices — $2,302 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 122 against a national average of 100, 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.
How big the department isHialeah Police Department reported 317 sworn officers and 73 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.3 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 238,769.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 Hialeah says about itself
The members of the Hialeah Police Department are committed to preserving and enhancing the quality of life in the City of Hialeah by providing a safe and secure environment, protecting life and property, and enforcing all laws and ordinances with integrity and dedication to the community we serve.
What Hialeah does
The Hialeah Police Department is the municipal force for Florida's sixth largest city and describes itself as the 75th largest law enforcement agency in the state, with over 355 sworn and about 500 non-sworn members. Its Uniform Patrol Division is organised into five patrol districts, each under a District Commander, alongside investigations, emergency response and community outreach, and it runs a range of specialised units. The department is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, which it notes is held by only about five percent of agencies nationally.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. Agreement between the City of Hialeah, Florida and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 12, 1 October 2026 through 30 September 2029, Article 30 Pay Plan and FOP Exhibit A, Police Officer grade 61 Step 2. — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 October 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.
Entry pay through 2028
Every point is the entry-class annual base printed in the agency’s own pay document. Base pay only — no shift differential, incentives or allowances.
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How this level compares
Where Hialeah 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. Hialeah starts at $69,730, so $1,590 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Hialeah Police Department officer make?
Hialeah Police Department starts a new officer on $69,730 a year, about $33.52 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 Agreement between the City of Hialeah, Florida and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 12, 1 October 2026 through 30 September 2029, Article 30 Pay Plan and FOP Exhibit A, Police Officer grade 61 Step 2..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #68 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 235 pay less, 67 pay more in the state — and #960 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $3,045 above, and against other municipal agencies $1,590 above.
Compare with another department
Put Hialeah 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Hialeah | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$21,277 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$11,993 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$11,270 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$11,224 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$11,182 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$10,270 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$10,120 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$9,341 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$9,098 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$8,826 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$8,700 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$8,550 | #549 |
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