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Police pay in Hawaii
Entry pay in Hawaii runs from $55,476 to $87,108 a year. Verified at 6 agencies, each figure taken from that employer's own published document and dated on its page.
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.
The middle Hawaii agency starts officers on $83,808, above the national middle of $68,390 — 3rd of the 50 states we can rank.
Coverage in Hawaii is still thin. We publish 6 verified agencies here so far and we are adding more. Every figure comes from the employer's own document — we would rather show 6 we can prove than fifty we cannot.
How Hawaii compares
Every figure below is a starting salary — what an agency pays an officer in their first year, before overtime. Each one is the middle agency of its group: half pay more, half pay less.
| Agencies compared | Middle HI agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $83,808 | $68,390 | +23% |
| City departments | $83,808 | $71,302 | +18% |
The best-paid agency in Hawaii starts officers on 1.6 times what the lowest-paid one does — $87,108 against $55,476. Overall, Hawaii ranks 3rd of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal4 agencies
Lowest$83,808
Middle$83,808
Highest$87,108
Across 4 city departments in Hawaii.
Sheriff1 agency
Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement, Sheriff Division$60,024
Only one verified here, so we name it rather than give a middle figure.
State1 agency
Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement$55,476
Only one verified here, so we name it rather than give a middle figure.
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Every Hawaii agency we have verified
| # | Agency | Level | Entry pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu Police Department | Municipal | $87,108 |
| 2 | Hawai'i Police Department | Municipal | $83,808 |
| 3 | Maui Police Department | Municipal | $83,808 |
| 4 | Kaua'i Police Department | Municipal | $83,808 |
| 5 | Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement, Sheriff Division | County | $60,024 |
| 6 | Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources — Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement | State | $55,476 |
Also for Hawaii: What Hawaii agencies say about off-duty work Taken from each agency's own published policy.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 9 August 2026 and 21 August 2026. Entry-level base salary only — overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more than the figure shown. Where an agency publishes both an academy rate and a post-academy rate, the post-academy rate is used. A missing agency has not been checked, not found to pay less.
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