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UT Southwestern Medical Center 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.
UT Southwestern Medical Center Police Department starts at $74,160 a year — about $35.65 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,770 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $13,965 above 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 $76,409 would somewhere at average prices — $2,249 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.
About UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern states its Medical Center Police Department is the law-enforcement agency for its campus and off-campus properties, enforcing Texas traffic/criminal law and responding to accidents, offenses and incidents.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $74,160 annually. Current official UT Southwestern Police Officer recruitment states “Starting salary is $74,160” for the University Police Officer position. — open the source document
$74,160 annually. Current official UT Southwestern Police Officer recruitment states “Starting salary is $74,160” for the University Police Officer position.
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 UT Southwestern Medical Center 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. UT Southwestern Medical Center starts at $74,160, so $13,965 above the special jurisdiction middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a UT Southwestern Medical Center Police Department officer make?
UT Southwestern Medical Center Police Department starts a new officer on $74,160 a year, about $35.65 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 $74,160 annually. Current official UT Southwestern Police Officer recruitment states “Starting salary is $74,160” for the University Police Officer position..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #61 of 140 agencies we have verified in Texas — 79 pay less, 60 pay more in the state — and #587 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,770 above, and against other special jurisdiction agencies $13,965 above.
Compare with another department
Put UT Southwestern Medical Center 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 UT | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$16,946 | #192 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$16,590 | #200 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 414 | $90,729 | +$16,569 | #201 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$15,840 | #216 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | — | $87,048 | +$12,888 | #264 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$12,108 | #276 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$10,808 | #293 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$10,288 | #300 |
| 9 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | — | $84,082 | +$9,922 | #306 |
| 10 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | — | $84,049 | +$9,889 | #307 |
| 11 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$9,832 | #309 |
| 12 | Mesquite Police Department | Municipal | 260 | $83,869 | +$9,709 | #312 |
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