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Lynchburg 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.
Lynchburg Police Department starts at $50,502 a year — about $24.28 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $17,888 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $20,762 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Lynchburg, VA run about 11% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $56,514 would somewhere at average prices — $6,011 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 64 against a national average of 100, where goods are 97. Based on price levels for this metropolitan 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 isLynchburg Police Department reported 151 sworn officers and 82 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.9 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 80,846.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 Lynchburg says about itself
The Lynchburg Police Department is a dynamic, progressive agency that serves a thriving city of nearly 84,000. The 182 sworn officers of the department partner with and protect our residents and visitors through a community policing philosophy that prioritizes accountability and collaboration.
What Lynchburg does
Lynchburg Police Department provides municipal law-enforcement service through Patrol Officers and specialized units.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Lynchburg Police Department Salary and Benefits / Join LPD — open the source document
Current official Police page states $50,502.40 starting salary for Police Officers and says starting salary may be higher with creditable law-enforcement experience and/or Virginia certification. The no-experience minimum is used. Class: Police Officer. Trainee class: Current Police recruiting page publishes the Police Officer starting salary and separately allows higher starting placement for prior law-enforcement experience or Virginia certification. Lynchburg Police Department recruits municipal Police Officers and provides law-enforcement patrol and public-safety services.
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 Lynchburg 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. Lynchburg starts at $50,502, so $20,785 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Lynchburg Police Department officer make?
Lynchburg Police Department starts a new officer on $50,502 a year, about $24.28 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 Lynchburg Police Department Salary and Benefits / Join LPD.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Virginia?
It ranks #32 of 36 agencies we have verified in Virginia — 4 pay less, 31 pay more in the state — and #1,553 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $17,888 below, and against other municipal agencies $20,762 below.
Compare with another department
Put Lynchburg 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 VA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Lynchburg | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington County Police Department | County | 299 | $90,012 | +$39,510 | #215 |
| 2 | Falls Church Police Department | Municipal | 32 | $76,400 | +$25,898 | #496 |
| 3 | Alexandria Police Department | Municipal | 264 | $75,000 | +$24,498 | #560 |
| 4 | Fairfax County Police Department | County | 1,390 | $74,035 | +$23,532 | #593 |
| 5 | Prince William County Police Department | County | 656 | $74,000 | +$23,498 | #595 |
| 6 | Loudoun County Sheriff's Office | County | 648 | $70,955 | +$20,453 | #727 |
| 7 | Leesburg Police Department | Municipal | 74 | $68,500 | +$17,998 | #834 |
| 8 | Prince William County Sheriff's Office | County | 656 | $66,596 | +$16,093 | #941 |
| 9 | Henrico County Police Division | County | 628 | $65,959 | +$15,457 | #968 |
| 10 | Fairfax County Sheriff's Office | County | 433 | $64,997 | +$14,495 | #1,025 |
| 11 | Richmond Police Department | Municipal | 608 | $63,360 | +$12,858 | #1,091 |
| 12 | Hanover County Sheriff's Office | County | 247 | $63,345 | +$12,843 | #1,093 |
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