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Lynnwood 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.
Lynnwood Police Department starts at $106,371 a year — about $51.14 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $39,686 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $38,231 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Washington run about 7% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $99,400 somewhere at average prices — $6,971 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 126 against a national average of 100, where goods are 104. 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 isLynnwood Police Department reported 71 sworn officers and 42 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 42,399.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 Lynnwood says about itself
The mission of the Lynnwood Police Department is to provide proactive, competent, effective public safety services to all persons, with the highest regard for human dignity through efficient and professional law enforcement and crime prevention practices.
What Lynnwood does
The Lynnwood Police Department serves the City of Lynnwood in Snohomish County, Washington.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 20 September 2026. City of Lynnwood 2026 Full Time Salary Schedule, council approved, Lynnwood Police Officers Step A — open the source document
Step A of the Police Officers grade is $51.14 an hour on the 2026 schedule revised 26 May 2026. Article V of the guild agreement fixes the year at two thousand eighty (2,080) hours, which is the basis used here. The separate Police Officer Trainee class is paid the same Step A rate. The department's recruiting page still advertises a band opening at $88,961, which is an earlier year - the council-approved schedule is the figure.
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 Lynnwood 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. Lynnwood starts at $106,371, so $38,231 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Lynnwood Police Department officer make?
Lynnwood Police Department starts a new officer on $106,371 a year, about $51.14 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 Lynnwood 2026 Full Time Salary Schedule, council approved, Lynnwood Police Officers Step A.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Washington?
It ranks #4 of 92 agencies we have verified in Washington — 88 pay less, 3 pay more in the state — and #81 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $39,686 above, and against other municipal agencies $38,231 above.
Compare with another department
Put Lynnwood 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 WA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Lynnwood | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Police Department | Municipal | 1,064 | $117,792 | +$11,421 | #38 |
| 2 | Redmond Police Department | Municipal | 81 | $110,435 | +$4,064 | #59 |
| 3 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 120 | $108,386 | +$2,015 | #68 |
| 5 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | 207 | $102,516 | −$3,855 | #106 |
| 6 | Vancouver Police Department | Municipal | 226 | $101,832 | −$4,539 | #110 |
| 7 | Kirkland Police Department | Municipal | 108 | $101,218 | −$5,154 | #118 |
| 8 | Tukwila Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $101,064 | −$5,307 | #120 |
| 9 | Bothell Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $101,055 | −$5,317 | #121 |
| 10 | Mount Vernon Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $100,836 | −$5,535 | #125 |
| 11 | Kennewick Police Department | Municipal | 107 | $100,104 | −$6,267 | #128 |
| 12 | Edmonds Police Department | Municipal | 48 | $99,168 | −$7,203 | #140 |
| 13 | Tacoma Police Department | Municipal | 343 | $98,571 | −$7,800 | #144 |
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