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Papillion 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.
Papillion Police Department starts at $69,086 a year — about $33.21 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $2,401 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $946 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Nebraska run about 10% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $76,674 would somewhere at average prices — $7,588 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 75 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.
How big the department isPapillion Police Department reported 48 sworn officers and 5 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.9 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 25,172.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 Papillion says about itself
The Papillion Police Department will strive to foster a safe community by responding to crime, addressing community concerns related to safety, and maintaining an effective presence throughout Papillion. The Papillion Police Department will achieve its mission by building on officer and community strengths and holding itself accountable for efficiency, competency, and problem solving with honesty, empathy, and fairness.
What Papillion does
Papillion Police Department is a municipal law-enforcement agency serving the Papillion community through sworn officers.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. City of Papillion FOP Agreement, Appendix D — open the source document
Appendix D separately lists Police Trainee at $65,840.25 and Police Officer Entry Level at $69,085.71. The Police Officer Entry Level figure is used. Class: Police Officer. Trainee class: YES. Current City FOP schedule separately lists Police Trainee at $65,840.25. City Police Department recruits sworn Police Officers.
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 Papillion 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. Papillion starts at $69,086, so $946 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Papillion Police Department officer make?
Papillion Police Department starts a new officer on $69,086 a year, about $33.21 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 Papillion FOP Agreement, Appendix D.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Nebraska?
It ranks #8 of 20 agencies we have verified in Nebraska — 12 pay less, 7 pay more in the state — and #985 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $2,401 above, and against other municipal agencies $946 above.
Compare with another department
Put Papillion 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 NE
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Papillion | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha Police Department | Municipal | 788 | $79,580 | +$10,494 | #505 |
| 2 | Lincoln Police Department | Municipal | 351 | $74,568 | +$5,482 | #694 |
| 3 | Sarpy County Sheriff's Office | County | 114 | $73,861 | +$4,775 | #724 |
| 4 | La Vista Police Department | Municipal | 42 | $73,653 | +$4,567 | #730 |
| 5 | Lancaster County Sheriff's Office | County | 86 | $72,280 | +$3,194 | #796 |
| 6 | Nebraska State Patrol | State | 410 | $70,195 | +$1,109 | #928 |
| 7 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 30 | $70,042 | +$956 | #935 |
| 9 | Douglas County Sheriff's Office | County | 155 | $68,744 | −$342 | #1,008 |
| 10 | Grand Island Police Department | Municipal | 89 | $67,621 | −$1,465 | #1,086 |
| 11 | Dodge County Sheriff's Office | County | 21 | $66,200 | −$2,886 | #1,176 |
| 12 | Hastings Police Department | Municipal | 35 | $65,790 | −$3,295 | #1,202 |
| 13 | Columbus Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $65,340 | −$3,746 | #1,235 |
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