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Hurst 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.
Hurst Police Department starts at $87,048 a year — about $41.85 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $20,363 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $18,908 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Texas run about 3% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $89,688 would somewhere at average prices — $2,640 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 88, 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 isHurst Police Department reported 61 sworn officers and 42 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 39,299.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 Hurst says about itself
The mission of the Hurst Police Department is to provide exceptional service to its citizens and employees through a problem-solving approach, emphasising a commitment to "Excellence Through Teamwork". The department is an internationally accredited law enforcement agency providing 24-hour response to the needs of the community, organised into Administrative Services and Operational Services divisions, and serving the citizens of Hurst and the Northeast Tarrant County area.
What Hurst does
Hurst Police Department was established in the 1950s and has been led by only seven chiefs since, a CALEA-accredited agency of around 75 sworn officers covering patrol, traffic, criminal investigations and community services in Northeast Tarrant County. Officers conduct commercial motor vehicle inspections alongside ordinary patrol work, and the department runs a free summer PALS camp for local children
Where the figure comes from
Checked 19 August 2026. City of Hurst, Police Careers page (Hurst Police Department) — open the source document
The city states plainly: the Police Officer base starting salary is $87,048 and the base post-probation salary is $95,326. ENTRY IS NOT IN DOUBT HERE - the civil service examination notice on the same page requires only that an applicant be LICENSABLE by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, not already licensed, and it waives the 30 college hours for anyone with two years as a sworn peace officer or an honourable military discharge. No prior service is required at any point.
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 Hurst 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. Hurst starts at $87,048, so $18,908 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Hurst Police Department officer make?
Hurst Police Department starts a new officer on $87,048 a year, about $41.85 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 Hurst, Police Careers page (Hurst Police Department).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #5 of 151 agencies we have verified in Texas — 146 pay less, 4 pay more in the state — and #322 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $20,363 above, and against other municipal agencies $18,908 above.
Compare with another department
Put Hurst 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 TX
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Hurst | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$4,058 | #241 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$3,702 | #252 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 400 | $90,729 | +$3,681 | #253 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$2,952 | #270 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | −$780 | #335 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | −$2,080 | #355 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | −$2,600 | #362 |
| 9 | Farmers Branch Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $84,440 | −$2,608 | #363 |
| 10 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $84,082 | −$2,966 | #371 |
| 11 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | 172 | $84,049 | −$2,999 | #372 |
| 12 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | −$3,056 | #374 |
| 13 | Mesquite Police Department | Municipal | 260 | $83,869 | −$3,179 | #377 |
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