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LSU Health New Orleans University Police 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.
LSU Health New Orleans University Police starts at $38,646 a year — about $18.58 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $28,038 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $21,557 below the median for special jurisdiction agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Louisiana run about 12% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $43,813 would somewhere at average prices — $5,167 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 63 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 LSU Health New Orleans University says about itself
Our focus is Risk Reduction, Deterrence and Avoidance as a comprehensive approach to meet the goals of the Department and the University.
What LSU Health New Orleans University does
LSUHSC states University Police provides students, faculty, staff and visitors a safe environment through risk reduction, deterrence and avoidance; commissioned members are Louisiana POST-certified university police officers.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $18.58/hour ($38,646.40 annualized). Current official LSU Health New Orleans recruitment states — open the source document
$18.58/hour ($38,646.40 annualized). Current official LSU Health New Orleans recruitment states Police Officer 1 starts at $18.58/hour, requires zero years of experience, and requires completion of a POST academy.
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 LSU Health New Orleans University 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. LSU Health New Orleans University starts at $38,646, so $21,558 below the special jurisdiction middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a LSU Health New Orleans University Police officer make?
LSU Health New Orleans University Police starts a new officer on $38,646 a year, about $18.58 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 $18.58/hour ($38,646.40 annualized). Current official LSU Health New Orleans recruitment states.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Louisiana?
It ranks #17 of 28 agencies we have verified in Louisiana — 11 pay less, 16 pay more in the state — and #2,261 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $28,038 below, and against other special jurisdiction agencies $21,557 below.
Compare with another department
Put LSU Health New Orleans University Police 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 LA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs LSU | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office | County | 916 | $58,200 | +$19,554 | #1,664 |
| 2 | Baton Rouge Police Department | Municipal | 544 | $58,000 | +$19,354 | #1,677 |
| 3 | Louisiana State Police | State | 1,192 | $57,680 | +$19,034 | #1,719 |
| 4 | Kenner Police Department | Municipal | 152 | $54,700 | +$16,054 | #1,877 |
| 5 | New Orleans Police Department | Municipal | 906 | $54,421 | +$15,775 | #1,894 |
| 6 | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries — Enforcement Division | State | — | $53,997 | +$15,350 | #1,917 |
| 7 | Gretna Police Department | Municipal | 93 | $49,118 | +$10,472 | #2,114 |
| 8 | Lake Charles Police Department | Municipal | 138 | $48,500 | +$9,854 | #2,129 |
| 9 | Alexandria Police Department | Municipal | 93 | $48,271 | +$9,625 | #2,138 |
| 10 | Lafayette Police Department | Municipal | 278 | $45,000 | +$6,354 | #2,207 |
| 11 | Covington Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $43,672 | +$5,026 | #2,227 |
| 12 | Sulphur Police Department | Municipal | 61 | $43,553 | +$4,907 | #2,228 |
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