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Kimberly/Hansen 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.
Kimberly/Hansen Police Department starts at $52,000 a year — about $25.00 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,685 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $16,140 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Idaho run about 5% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $54,454 would somewhere at average prices — $2,454 more than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 70 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. 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.
What Kimberly/Hansen says about itself
It is the mission of the Kimberly-Hansen Police Department to promote equal enforcement of the law with professional service, and to provide a safer environment for the community utilising the resources available to us. The Police Department serves the communities of Kimberly and Hansen by protecting citizens and property, preventing crime, enforcing laws, and maintaining order, and is comprised of eight sworn police officers that cover the residential and commercial areas in the cities. The main goal of the Police Department is to create and maintain a safe, secure environment for all Kimberly and Hansen citizens, and we strive to accomplish this goal through proactive community programmes designed to prevent crime as well as efficient, thorough investigations of crimes committed. The Patrol Division is responsible for responding to calls for service throughout the Kimberly-Hansen cities, and the officers work 12-hour shifts which allows for 24 hour coverage.
What Kimberly/Hansen does
Kimberly Police describes itself as a team of committed professionals dedicated to community safety, security and well-being, upholding the law, protecting citizens and building positive community relationships.
Shifts at Kimberly/Hansen
The officers work 12-hour shifts which allows for 24 hour coverage.
The agency publishes the shift length but not a named cycle. These are the 12-hour rotations departments most often build on it: Pitman, 4 on, 4 off, DuPont, Panama, 3-4-4-3.
Eight officers covering two cities around the clock on twelves. At that size every swap moves someone else, which is exactly when seeing the whole month matters.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 14 August 2026. City of Kimberly / Kimberly Police Department — Police Officer — Full-Time — open the source document
Current full-time Patrol Officer opening posted 02-2025; checked 2026-08-14 | Class: Police Officer — Full-Time | Post-academy: the current City posting is for a full-time Police Officer; it does not publish a separate certified/post-academy rate | The current City page confirms the full-time Police Officer opening and department description. The controlling $52,000 entry figure is retained from the previously recovered official record.
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 Kimberly/Hansen 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. Kimberly/Hansen starts at $52,000, so $16,140 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Kimberly/Hansen Police Department officer make?
Kimberly/Hansen Police Department starts a new officer on $52,000 a year, about $25.00 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 Kimberly / Kimberly Police Department — Police Officer — Full-Time.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Idaho?
It ranks #34 of 54 agencies we have verified in Idaho — 20 pay less, 33 pay more in the state — and #1,985 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,685 below, and against other municipal agencies $16,140 below.
What shifts do Kimberly/Hansen Police Department officers work?
The officers work 12-hour shifts which allows for 24 hour coverage. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Kimberly/Hansen 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 ID
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Kimberly/Hansen | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun Valley Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $75,005 | +$23,005 | #675 |
| 2 | Blaine County Sheriff's Office | County | 20 | $74,526 | +$22,526 | #697 |
| 3 | Hailey Police Department | Municipal | — | $72,280 | +$20,280 | #797 |
| 4 | Boise Police Department | Municipal | 326 | $69,514 | +$17,514 | #965 |
| 5 | Meridian Police Department | Municipal | 109 | $67,621 | +$15,621 | #1,085 |
| 6 | Post Falls Police Department | Municipal | 52 | $67,330 | +$15,330 | #1,106 |
| 7 | Coeur d'Alene Police Department | Municipal | 94 | $66,872 | +$14,872 | #1,130 |
| 8 | Kootenai County Sheriff's Office | County | 104 | $65,291 | +$13,291 | #1,239 |
| 9 | Ada County Sheriff's Office | County | 220 | $64,896 | +$12,896 | #1,270 |
| 10 | Nampa Police Department | Municipal | 154 | $64,626 | +$12,626 | #1,286 |
| 11 | McCall Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $63,773 | +$11,773 | #1,332 |
| 12 | Moscow Police Department | Municipal | 30 | $63,544 | +$11,544 | #1,344 |
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