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Prosper 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.
Prosper Police Department starts at $80,000 a year — about $38.46 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $11,610 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $8,736 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Texas run about 3% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $82,426 would somewhere at average prices — $2,426 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.
How big the department isProsper Police Department reported 61 sworn officers and 21 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.2 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 48,795.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.
About Prosper
Prosper Police Department says its mission is to make Prosper a safe place to live, work and visit. The full-service municipal department provides patrol, criminal investigations, community services, communications and specialized functions, and emphasizes character, competence, compassion, courage, commitment and ethical professional conduct
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Town of Prosper official Sworn Police Officer (Certified) posting — open the source document
The official non-sworn Recruit posting lists Recruit at $75,000 and Officer Step 1 at $80,000. A separate sworn Certified Police Officer posting independently confirms Step 1 at $80,000, so the published figure is the post-certification officer rate.
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.
How this level compares
Where Prosper 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. Prosper starts at $80,000, so $8,713 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Prosper Police Department officer make?
Prosper Police Department starts a new officer on $80,000 a year, about $38.46 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 Town of Prosper official Sworn Police Officer (Certified) posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #27 of 140 agencies we have verified in Texas — 113 pay less, 26 pay more in the state — and #410 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $11,610 above, and against other municipal agencies $8,736 above.
Compare with another department
Put Prosper 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 TX
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Prosper | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$11,106 | #192 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$10,750 | #200 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 414 | $90,729 | +$10,729 | #201 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$10,000 | #216 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | — | $87,048 | +$7,048 | #264 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$6,268 | #276 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$4,968 | #293 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$4,448 | #300 |
| 9 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | — | $84,082 | +$4,082 | #306 |
| 10 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | — | $84,049 | +$4,049 | #307 |
| 11 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$3,992 | #309 |
| 12 | Mesquite Police Department | Municipal | 260 | $83,869 | +$3,869 | #312 |
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