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League City 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.
League City Police Department starts at $79,885 a year — about $38.41 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $11,495 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $8,620 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 $82,307 would somewhere at average prices — $2,422 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 isLeague City Police Department reported 119 sworn officers and 63 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.0 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 119,427.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.
About League City
The League City Police Department states that it is devoted to protecting life, property, and individual liberties while enhancing quality of life through practical partnerships with each other and the people it serves.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 14 August 2026. City of League City / League City Police Department — TCOLE Certified Civil Service Police Officer — Probationary Certified PC1 Entry — open the source document
LCPD 2026 Pay Scale | Class: TCOLE Certified Civil Service Police Officer — Probationary Certified PC1 Entry | Post-academy: yes — official hiring page says certified applicants enter Field Training; 2026 scale prices PC1 Entry at $79,884.70 | Official 2026 pay scale publishes certified PC1 Entry at $79,884.70 and cadet PN1 Entry at $68,154.47. Official hiring instructions state non-certified applicants attend a City-paid academy at PN1 and certified applicants enter Field Training.
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 League City 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. League City starts at $79,885, so $8,598 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a League City Police Department officer make?
League City Police Department starts a new officer on $79,885 a year, about $38.41 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 League City / League City Police Department — TCOLE Certified Civil Service Police Officer — Probationary Certified PC1 Entry.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #28 of 140 agencies we have verified in Texas — 112 pay less, 27 pay more in the state — and #413 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $11,495 above, and against other municipal agencies $8,620 above.
Compare with another department
Put League City 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 League | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$11,221 | #192 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$10,865 | #200 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 414 | $90,729 | +$10,844 | #201 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$10,115 | #216 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | — | $87,048 | +$7,163 | #264 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$6,383 | #276 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$5,083 | #293 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$4,563 | #300 |
| 9 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | — | $84,082 | +$4,197 | #306 |
| 10 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | — | $84,049 | +$4,164 | #307 |
| 11 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$4,108 | #309 |
| 12 | Mesquite Police Department | Municipal | 260 | $83,869 | +$3,984 | #312 |
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