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LSU Health Shreveport University 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.
LSU Health Shreveport University Police Department starts at $35,006 a year — about $16.83 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $33,384 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $25,189 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 $39,687 would somewhere at average prices — $4,680 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 Shreveport University says about itself
The University Police are sworn and commissioned police officers with the full range of police powers, including the authority to make arrests.
What LSU Health Shreveport University does
LSU Health Shreveport University Police Department polices a health sciences campus and hospital complex, with its office on the ground floor of the Biomedical Research Institute building. Its officers are sworn and commissioned with the full range of police powers, empowered to arrest for felonies and misdemeanours, and handle crime reports and investigations, medical and fire emergencies, traffic collisions, parking violations and enforcement of alcohol, controlled substance and weapons law. The department works in two divisions, Patrol and Special Services, within a wider Public Safety department that also takes in guards securing the remote parking lots and communications officers monitoring the fire and security alarm systems. It provides cover 24 hours a day to patients, visitors, staff, faculty and students at all local facilities, runs a night-time escort service to any campus parking lot, and publishes the Clery Act annual security report.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $16.83/hour / $2,917 monthly. Official March 12, 2026 State Police Officer 1/2/3 recruitment publishes $16. — open the source document
Opening March 12, 2026. $16.83/hour / $2,917 monthly. Official March 12, 2026 State Police Officer 1/2/3 recruitment publishes $16.83-$34.06/hour / $2,917-$5,904 monthly and identifies the position as armed University Police law enforcement. The Police Officer 1 minimum is retained
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 LSU Health Shreveport 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 | $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. LSU Health Shreveport University starts at $35,006, so $25,189 below the special jurisdiction middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a LSU Health Shreveport University Police Department officer make?
LSU Health Shreveport University Police Department starts a new officer on $35,006 a year, about $16.83 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 $16.83/hour / $2,917 monthly. Official March 12, 2026 State Police Officer 1/2/3 recruitment publishes $16..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Louisiana?
It ranks #14 of 19 agencies we have verified in Louisiana — 5 pay less, 13 pay more in the state — and #1,667 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $33,384 below, and against other special jurisdiction agencies $25,189 below.
Compare with another department
Put LSU Health Shreveport University 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 LA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs LSU | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office | County | 916 | $58,200 | +$23,194 | #1,310 |
| 2 | Baton Rouge Police Department | Municipal | 544 | $58,000 | +$22,994 | #1,320 |
| 3 | Louisiana State Police | State | 1,192 | $57,680 | +$22,674 | #1,352 |
| 4 | New Orleans Police Department | Municipal | 906 | $54,421 | +$19,415 | #1,456 |
| 5 | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries — Enforcement Division | State | — | $53,997 | +$18,990 | #1,473 |
| 6 | Lafayette Police Department | Municipal | 278 | $45,000 | +$9,994 | #1,630 |
| 7 | Covington Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $43,672 | +$8,666 | #1,641 |
| 8 | Bossier City Police Department | Municipal | 200 | $42,576 | +$7,570 | #1,646 |
| 9 | LSU Health New Orleans University Police | Special jurisdiction | — | $38,646 | +$3,640 | #1,660 |
| 10 | Northwestern State University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 17 | $38,646 | +$3,640 | #1,661 |
| 11 | Southern University and A&M College Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 17 | $38,646 | +$3,640 | #1,662 |
| 12 | Grambling State University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 14 | $38,646 | +$3,640 | #1,663 |
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