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West Chester Township 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.
West Chester Township Police Department starts at $77,027 a year — about $37.03 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $9,760 above the median of the 2,053 agencies on this list, and $8,241 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Ohio run about 7% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $83,027 would somewhere at average prices — $6,000 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 73 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 isWest Chester Township Police Department reported 92 sworn officers and 22 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 64,911.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 West Chester Township says about itself
The West Chester Police Department was established in 1967 and has grown from a small contingent of officers to a department of nearly 100 employees committed to keeping our community safe.
What West Chester Township does
The West Chester Police Department serves West Chester Township in Butler County, Ohio.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 20 September 2026. West Chester Township Police Recruitment page, starting annual salary (Step 1) — open the source document
No effective date on the page, read 20 September 2026. Step 1 $77,027.09 to Step 6 $99,616.46; experienced laterals start between Step 3 and Step 6. Uncertified hires are paid while in the academy.
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 West Chester Township 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 | $68,786 | $163,619 | 1372 |
| County | $35,000 | $64,438 | $132,263 | 459 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,400 | $110,916 | 144 |
| 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 $4,700 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,100 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. West Chester Township starts at $77,027, so $8,241 above the municipal middle.
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Common questions
How much does a West Chester Township Police Department officer make?
West Chester Township Police Department starts a new officer on $77,027 a year, about $37.03 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 West Chester Township Police Recruitment page, starting annual salary (Step 1).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Ohio?
It ranks #9 of 46 agencies we have verified in Ohio — 37 pay less, 8 pay more in the state — and #534 of 2,053 nationally. Against the national median it is $9,760 above, and against other municipal agencies $8,241 above.
Compare with another department
Put West Chester Township 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 OH
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs West | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westlake Police Department | Municipal | — | $88,712 | +$11,685 | #259 |
| 2 | University Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $82,259 | +$5,232 | #378 |
| 3 | Powell Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $81,426 | +$4,399 | #401 |
| 4 | Stow Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $80,288 | +$3,261 | #442 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Police Department | Municipal | 971 | $79,359 | +$2,332 | #467 |
| 6 | Kettering Police Department | Municipal | 79 | $79,227 | +$2,200 | #470 |
| 7 | Canfield Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $79,002 | +$1,975 | #475 |
| 8 | Mentor Police Department | Municipal | — | $77,849 | +$822 | #514 |
| 10 | Beavercreek Police Department | Municipal | 53 | $76,918 | −$109 | #538 |
| 11 | Grandview Heights Division of Police | Municipal | 21 | $76,708 | −$319 | #542 |
| 12 | Shaker Heights Police Department | Municipal | 68 | $76,566 | −$461 | #550 |
| 13 | Centerville Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $75,608 | −$1,419 | #592 |
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