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Police pay in Louisiana
Entry pay in Louisiana runs from $35,004 to $70,429 a year. Verified at 20 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 Louisiana agency starts officers on $38,646, below the national middle of $68,390 — 50th of the 50 states we can rank.
How Louisiana 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 LA agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $38,646 | $68,390 | −43% |
| City departments | $42,576 | $71,302 | −40% |
| State agencies | $53,997 | $65,166 | −17% |
The best-paid agency in Louisiana starts officers on 2.0 times what the lowest-paid one does — $70,429 against $35,004. Overall, Louisiana ranks 50th of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal9 agencies
Lowest$35,006
Middle$42,576
Highest$58,000
Across 9 city departments in Louisiana.
Sheriff1 agency
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office$58,200
Only one verified here, so we name it rather than give a middle figure.
State3 agencies
Lowest$35,004
Middle$53,997
Highest$57,680
Across 3 state agencies in Louisiana.
Special jurisdiction7 agencies
Lowest$35,006
Middle$38,646
Highest$70,429
Across 7 special jurisdiction agencies in Louisiana.
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Every Louisiana agency we have verified
Across the state line
What the middle agency starts on in the states Louisiana borders.
Also for Louisiana: What Louisiana 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 20 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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