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Police pay in Kansas
Entry pay in Kansas runs from $42,494 to $70,970 a year. Verified at 13 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 Kansas agency starts officers on $57,741, below the national middle of $68,390 — 41st of the 50 states we can rank.
How Kansas 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 KS agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $57,741 | $68,390 | −16% |
| City departments | $57,741 | $71,302 | −19% |
The best-paid agency in Kansas starts officers on 1.7 times what the lowest-paid one does — $70,970 against $42,494. Overall, Kansas ranks 41st of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal7 agencies
Lowest$44,491
Middle$57,741
Highest$70,970
Across 7 city departments in Kansas.
Sheriff1 agency
Saline County Sheriff's Office$57,866
Only one verified here, so we name it rather than give a middle figure.
State2 agencies
Kansas Highway Patrol$68,182
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks — Law Enforcement Division$53,414
Only two verified here, so we name them rather than give a middle figure.
Special jurisdiction3 agencies
Lowest$42,494
Middle$49,254
Highest$60,180
Across 3 special jurisdiction agencies in Kansas.
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Every Kansas agency we have verified
| # | Agency | Level | Entry pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wichita Police Department | Municipal | $70,970 |
| 2 | Kansas Highway Patrol | State | $68,182 |
| 3 | Lenexa Police Department | Municipal | $66,013 |
| 4 | Olathe Police Department | Municipal | $65,050 |
| 5 | University of Kansas Police Department | Special jurisdiction | $60,180 |
| 6 | Saline County Sheriff's Office | County | $57,866 |
| 7 | Salina Police Department | Municipal | $57,741 |
| 8 | Garden City Police Department | Municipal | $56,451 |
| 9 | Junction City Police Department | Municipal | $53,747 |
| 10 | Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks — Law Enforcement Division | State | $53,414 |
| 11 | Wichita State University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | $49,254 |
| 12 | Arkansas City Police Department | Municipal | $44,491 |
| 13 | Kansas State University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | $42,494 |
Across the state line
What the middle agency starts on in the states Kansas borders.
Also for Kansas: What Kansas 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 8 August 2026 and 14 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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