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Hollywood 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.
Hollywood Police Department starts at $71,665 a year — about $34.45 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,980 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $3,525 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $69,299 somewhere at average prices — $2,366 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 isHollywood Police Department reported 344 sworn officers and 97 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.2 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 159,452.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 Hollywood says about itself
The City of Hollywood Police Department serves residents and visitors of the City by deploying interlocking divisions and units, each of which is specially trained and equipped to provide assistance in a range of our public safety and crime prevention issues.
What Hollywood does
Hollywood Police Officers perform patrol, investigative and enforcement functions to protect the public. Duties include responding to calls, apprehending offenders, directing traffic, transporting prisoners and performing municipal policing under Florida law and department policies while exercising independent judgment
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Hollywood official 2026 Non-Certifi — open the source document
2026 recruitment; official non-certified Police Officer salary $71,664.69 annually. Prior certification is not required. Bonuses, overtime, incentives and later experience placement are excluded
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 Hollywood 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. Hollywood starts at $71,665, so $3,525 above the municipal middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Hollywood Police Department officer make?
Hollywood Police Department starts a new officer on $71,665 a year, about $34.45 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 Hollywood official 2026 Non-Certifi.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #48 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 255 pay less, 47 pay more in the state — and #837 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,980 above, and against other municipal agencies $3,525 above.
Compare with another department
Put Hollywood 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 Hollywood | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$19,342 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$10,058 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$9,335 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$9,289 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$9,247 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$8,335 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$8,185 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$7,406 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$7,163 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$6,891 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$6,765 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$6,615 | #549 |
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