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San Angelo 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.
San Angelo Police Department starts at $65,725 a year — about $31.60 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $960 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,415 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in San Angelo, TX run about 8% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $71,090 would somewhere at average prices — $5,365 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 81 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 isSan Angelo Police Department reported 161 sworn officers and 31 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 100,184.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 San Angelo says about itself
We, the men and women of the San Angelo Police Department, in partnership with the public, are committed to improving the quality of life in our community by policing in a professional and courteous manner. The department has enjoyed a long history dating back to the turn of the century, assumed civil service status in 1947, and is authorized by city ordinance to employ 175 sworn officers.
What San Angelo does
City recruiting describes SAPD as a full-service professional law-enforcement agency policing a dynamic community and handling approximately 100,130 citizen calls for service annually.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $65,725 annual Police Officer: Basic rate after academy/certification. Current official City recruiting page states recruits attend the six-month basic peace-officer course and, after academy graduation and state certification, become probationary police officers. — open the source document
$65,725 annual Police Officer: Basic rate after academy/certification. Current official City recruiting page states recruits attend the six-month basic peace-officer course and, after academy graduation and state certification, become probationary 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 San Angelo 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. San Angelo starts at $65,725, so $2,415 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a San Angelo Police Department officer make?
San Angelo Police Department starts a new officer on $65,725 a year, about $31.60 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 $65,725 annual Police Officer: Basic rate after academy/certification. Current official City recruiting page states recruits attend the six-month basic peace-officer course and, after academy graduation and state certification, become probationary police officers..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #104 of 151 agencies we have verified in Texas — 47 pay less, 103 pay more in the state — and #1,206 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $960 below, and against other municipal agencies $2,415 below.
Compare with another department
Put San Angelo 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 San | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$25,381 | #241 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$25,025 | #252 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 400 | $90,729 | +$25,004 | #253 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$24,275 | #270 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | 61 | $87,048 | +$21,323 | #322 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$20,543 | #335 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$19,243 | #355 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$18,723 | #362 |
| 9 | Farmers Branch Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $84,440 | +$18,715 | #363 |
| 10 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $84,082 | +$18,357 | #371 |
| 11 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | 172 | $84,049 | +$18,324 | #372 |
| 12 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$18,267 | #374 |
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