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Police pay in Nevada
Entry pay in Nevada runs from $50,773 to $102,692 a year. Verified at 19 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 Nevada agency starts officers on $64,022, below the national middle of $68,390 — 28th of the 50 states we can rank.
How Nevada 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 NV agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $64,022 | $68,390 | −6% |
| City departments | $68,099 | $71,302 | −4% |
| Sheriff's offices | $55,076 | $65,374 | −16% |
| State agencies | $60,636 | $65,166 | −7% |
The best-paid agency in Nevada starts officers on 2.0 times what the lowest-paid one does — $102,692 against $50,773. Overall, Nevada ranks 28th of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal7 agencies
Lowest$58,912
Middle$68,099
Highest$75,941
Across 7 city departments in Nevada.
Sheriff7 agencies
Lowest$50,773
Middle$55,076
Highest$75,296
Across 7 sheriff's offices in Nevada.
State5 agencies
Lowest$57,637
Middle$60,636
Highest$102,692
Across 5 state agencies in Nevada.
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What the middle agency starts on in the states Nevada borders.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 8 August 2026 and 13 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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