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Spring Hill 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.
Spring Hill Police Department starts at $57,616 a year — about $27.70 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $10,774 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $13,648 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Tennessee run about 8% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $62,715 would somewhere at average prices — $5,099 more than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 72 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. 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 isSpring Hill Police Department reported 77 sworn officers and 7 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.2 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 61,615.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 Spring Hill
Spring Hill officers enforce City and State codes, ordinances and laws, both traffic and criminal, to protect life and property and prevent crime.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $27.70/hour ($57,616 annualized). Current official July 15, 2026 City Police Officer-Certified recruitment publishes $27. — open the source document
Opening July 15, 2026. $27.70/hour ($57,616 annualized). Current official July 15, 2026 City Police Officer-Certified recruitment publishes $27.70-$30.27/hour and requires POST certification. The accessible posting does not impose prior sworn-service experience.
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 Spring Hill 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. Spring Hill starts at $57,616, so $13,671 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Spring Hill Police Department officer make?
Spring Hill Police Department starts a new officer on $57,616 a year, about $27.70 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 $27.70/hour ($57,616 annualized). Current official July 15, 2026 City Police Officer-Certified recruitment publishes $27..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Tennessee?
It ranks #9 of 12 agencies we have verified in Tennessee — 3 pay less, 8 pay more in the state — and #1,355 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $10,774 below, and against other municipal agencies $13,648 below.
Compare with another department
Put Spring Hill 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 TN
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Spring | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentwood Police Department | Municipal | 67 | $75,804 | +$18,188 | #529 |
| 2 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department | Municipal | 1,546 | $70,904 | +$13,288 | #731 |
| 3 | Murfreesboro Police Department | Municipal | 313 | $67,922 | +$10,306 | #867 |
| 4 | Tennessee Highway Patrol | State | — | $65,804 | +$8,188 | #978 |
| 5 | Franklin Police Department | Municipal | 138 | $65,000 | +$7,384 | #1,020 |
| 6 | Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency — Law Enforcement Division | State | — | $59,700 | +$2,084 | #1,260 |
| 7 | Memphis Police Department | Municipal | 1,966 | $57,937 | +$321 | #1,324 |
| 8 | Clarksville Police Department | Municipal | 328 | $57,712 | +$96 | #1,346 |
| 10 | Shelby County Sheriff's Office | County | 621 | $51,518 | −$6,098 | #1,528 |
| 11 | Springfield Police Department | Municipal | 40 | $50,710 | −$6,906 | #1,543 |
| 12 | Kingsport Police Department | Municipal | 116 | $47,840 | −$9,776 | #1,602 |
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