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Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 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.
Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 starts at $46,796 a year — about $22.50 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $19,889 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $13,408 below the median for special jurisdiction agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Texas run about 3% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $48,215 would somewhere at average prices — $1,419 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.
What Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 says about itself
The County Constable is the executive enforcement branch of the county justice courts: county constables are peace officers responsible for law enforcement who also serve legal documents such as restraining orders and warrants. Under the direction of the Constable, deputies perform licensed peace officer tasks in accordance with federal, state and local laws and the policies and procedures of the Constable's Office. The Constitution of the Republic of Texas formalised constables in 1836, mandating them in every county as primary peace officers, a role that continues today, and the first constables of the republic were elected in Nacogdoches County; in Texas, constables and their deputies are fully empowered peace officers with county-wide jurisdiction and may legally exercise their authority in any precinct within their county.
What Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 does
The Nacogdoches County Constable's Office, Precinct 1 is one of the county's elected precinct offices in deep East Texas. Its deputies are licensed Texas peace officers who serve civil papers, enforce traffic laws, investigate criminal cases and serve warrants under the direction of the elected Constable, and who also perform bailiff duties for the Justice of the Peace court
Where the figure comes from
Checked 20 August 2026. Nacogdoches County — Deputy Constable, Precinct 1 job opportunity notice (TCOLE document library) — open the source document
Nacogdoches County's own Deputy Constable, Precinct 1 job opportunity notice, published in the TCOLE document library: salary scale starting $46,796.00, then $47,571 at six months and half-yearly increments to $54,551.00 at five years, with peace officer certificate pay of $600 intermediate, $1,200 advanced and $1,800 master a year on top. The only license requirement is a Texas peace officer license issued by TCOLE, with no prior service named, so the start of the scale is the entry rate. The post serves civil papers, enforces traffic law, investigates criminal cases, serves warrants and acts as bailiff for the Justice of the Peace.
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 Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 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. Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 starts at $46,796, so $13,408 below the special jurisdiction middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 officer make?
Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 starts a new officer on $46,796 a year, about $22.50 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 Nacogdoches County — Deputy Constable, Precinct 1 job opportunity notice (TCOLE document library).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #144 of 151 agencies we have verified in Texas — 7 pay less, 143 pay more in the state — and #2,172 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $19,889 below, and against other special jurisdiction agencies $13,408 below.
Compare with another department
Put Nacogdoches County Constable Precinct 1 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 Nacogdoches | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$44,310 | #241 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$43,954 | #252 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 400 | $90,729 | +$43,933 | #253 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$43,204 | #270 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | 61 | $87,048 | +$40,252 | #322 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$39,472 | #335 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$38,172 | #355 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$37,652 | #362 |
| 9 | Farmers Branch Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $84,440 | +$37,644 | #363 |
| 10 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $84,082 | +$37,286 | #371 |
| 11 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | 172 | $84,049 | +$37,253 | #372 |
| 12 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$37,196 | #374 |
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