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Westlake 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.
Westlake Police Department starts at $88,712 a year — about $42.65 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $20,322 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $17,448 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 $95,622 would somewhere at average prices — $6,910 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.
What Westlake says about itself
We provide 24-hour law enforcement and emergency services to all persons living, working or visiting the city.
What Westlake does
Westlake Police Department is the city's municipal police agency, providing 24-hour law enforcement and emergency services to everyone living, working or visiting the city.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $88,712 annual starting salary Current Feb. 23, 2026 official City recruitment publishes $88,712 entry-level Patrol Officer starting salary and paid academy training. — open the source document
$88,712 annual starting salary Current Feb. 23, 2026 official City recruitment publishes $88,712 entry-level Patrol Officer starting salary and paid academy training.
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 Westlake 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. Westlake starts at $88,712, so $17,425 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Westlake Police Department officer make?
Westlake Police Department starts a new officer on $88,712 a year, about $42.65 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 $88,712 annual starting salary Current Feb. 23, 2026 official City recruitment publishes $88,712 entry-level Patrol Officer starting salary and paid academy training..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Ohio?
It ranks #1 of 40 agencies we have verified in Ohio — the highest in the state in the state — and #236 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $20,322 above, and against other municipal agencies $17,448 above.
Compare with another department
Put Westlake 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 Westlake | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | University Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $82,259 | −$6,453 | #343 |
| 3 | Powell Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $81,426 | −$7,286 | #364 |
| 4 | Stow Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $80,288 | −$8,424 | #404 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Police Department | Municipal | 971 | $79,359 | −$9,353 | #423 |
| 6 | Canfield Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $79,002 | −$9,710 | #428 |
| 7 | Mentor Police Department | Municipal | — | $77,849 | −$10,863 | #461 |
| 8 | Beavercreek Police Department | Municipal | 53 | $76,918 | −$11,794 | #482 |
| 9 | Grandview Heights Division of Police | Municipal | 24 | $76,708 | −$12,004 | #487 |
| 10 | Shaker Heights Police Department | Municipal | 68 | $76,566 | −$12,146 | #493 |
| 11 | Centerville Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $75,608 | −$13,104 | #533 |
| 12 | Delaware Police Department | Municipal | 56 | $75,254 | −$13,458 | #548 |
| 13 | New Albany Police Department | Municipal | 30 | $73,633 | −$15,079 | #607 |
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