How to Become a Police Officer in Rowlett, Texas

The FY25 Public Safety Step Plan still lists Police Officer Entry $80,050.35. A fire pay table still carries fire certifiedStart $68,226.30 / topStep $75,243.90 from that FY25 PDF. Live FY26 fire step 1 on the same public-safety plan is $70,273.08. Facebook still reprints $80,050.35 through $105,010.47. Prior NEOGOV 3752779 still reprints $65,554.15 - $90,861.24. Prior DocumentCenter 9486 still reprints P1 $54,508.68. $82,950 is the FY26 Entry cell; $80,050.35 is the FY25 Entry cell. Those are not the same cell. Fire $68,226.30 and fire $70,273.08 are not Rowlett PD pay.

The Rowlett PD department listing printed no officer dollar this retrieval and still says "No open posting recorded." The Rowlett Fire Rescue listing still carries 62 sworn / 3 stations. Employment Opportunities still lists WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT HIRING and four stations / over 100 employees. That fire door is not this sworn officer door.

Rowlett Fire Rescue hires on a separate schedule. This page covers Rowlett PD.

The license is TCOLE's. The job is Rowlett PD's. Those are two gates. The Texas sequence is in How to Become a Police Officer in Texas. The license rules are in TCOLE peace officer license requirements. This page is drawn from the live FY26 Public Safety Step Plan, live NEOGOV 5358987, live Join Rowlett Police Department, live Police Officer, live Police Officer Requirements, live Application Process, live Automatic Disqualifiers, live Recruiting and Training, live About Us, the FY25 step plan, the fire listing, TCOLE Statewide Vacancies, and the department listing.

Department listing: Rowlett Police Department. Pay comparison: Texas police salary by department. That salary page still keeps N=12. Rowlett's printed Entry cell is sourced here and is not yet a row in that table. City hiring guides in this series: Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Frisco, McKinney, Mesquite, Grand Prairie, Denton, Houston, Lubbock, Amarillo, Brownsville, McAllen, Waco, Killeen, Pasadena, Texas City, Pearland, League City, Sugar Land, Carrollton, Lewisville, Richardson, Allen, Flower Mound, Rockwall, Lancaster, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Wylie.

What Rowlett PD actually is

The live department hub is rowletttx.gov/17/Police. Physical address 4401 Rowlett Rd., Rowlett, TX 75088. Phone 972-412-6200. Fax 972-412-6226. About Us: the Rowlett Police Department, established in 1971, has a current authorized strength of 152 full-time employees: 111 sworn full-time officers and 4 part-time. Filled sworn on the officer sources is 111. Founding year is 1971. Station count is unpublished on the officer sources (0). The fire listing's 3 stations and Employment Opportunities' 4 stations are fire, not this officer cell. Office of the Chief of Police names the chief's office. The RPD28 Strategic Plan names Michael Denning hired September 2022. Apply from NEOGOV 5358987. Recruiting contact on Application Process and Automatic Disqualifiers is Lieutenant Vedran Nosic, 972-412-6272.

The live apply door

Apply from NEOGOV 5358987 Police Officer - CERTIFIED ONLY. Opened 05/29/2026. Closing 9/30/2026 11:59 PM Central. Must be TCOLE certified at the time of application. Retrieval is 2026-08-22. That posting is open.

Join Rowlett Police Department: the department accepts applications for police officers year-round. Jailers or dispatchers who have worked for the City of Rowlett for at least two years may be eligible to test for sponsorship through a regional police academy upon hire. Self-sponsor through any regional police academy. Lateral questions: Lieutenant Nosic, 972-412-6272.

Apply on the City of Rowlett Employment Opportunities board. After the application, a phone call, then oral board and physical fitness test, then a notarized Personal History Statement to Professional Standards, then background (usually 2-3 weeks). More than 180 days' break in TCOLE service: psychological exam and medical exam. Less than 180-day break: meeting with the chiefs, then an offer. Onboarding includes a drug test. Once hired, new officers receive approximately 4 weeks of orientation training before field training.

Recruiting and Training: we currently require that all police officer applicants be TCOLE certified. Communication and Detention Officer applicants do not require prior experience or certification. Those are different doors.

TCOLE Statewide Vacancies printed no Rowlett string this retrieval.

The department listing on this site printed "No open posting recorded" and no officer starting pay (starting pay 0). The Employment Opportunities WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT HIRING line is the fire page.

Minimum requirements

Police Officer Requirements: applicants must meet the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, and be a Certified Texas Peace Officer.

Police Officer: applicants must have completed a TCOLE Basic Course in Applied Police Science and passed the TCOLE peace officer licensing exam.

NEOGOV 5358987 reprints:

• TCOLE certification required at the time of application
• Successful completion of a TCOLE Basic Course in Applied Police Science (Police Academy)
• Passing score on the TCOLE Peace Officer licensing exam
• Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License and a good driving record
• Vision 20/20, correctable to 20/20
• Background investigation, psychological exam, oral interview, physical exam
• Must be able to work rotating shifts including weekends

City age is unpublished on Join, Police Officer, Requirements, Application Process, Automatic Disqualifiers, and NEOGOV 5358987. TCOLE's own floor is 21, or 18 with an associate's degree, 60 semester hours, or an honorable discharge after two years of active service (37 TAC 217.1(b)(1)(A)). This page prints TCOLE's floor. Rowlett PD has not published its own age cap on those hiring pages. Read TCOLE peace officer license requirements.

City education beyond "Certified Texas Peace Officer" and TCOLE minimum standards is unpublished. TCOLE's education floor is a high school diploma or GED.

Citizenship is unpublished on the city hiring pages. TCOLE's matching rule is 37 TAC 217.1(b)(17): U.S. citizen, or a legal permanent resident who is an honorably discharged veteran with two years of service and has applied for citizenship.

A valid Texas Class "C" driver's license is NEOGOV's line. TCOLE does not require a Texas license. TCOLE's floor is not prohibited from operating a motor vehicle, 37 TAC 217.1(b)(8). Automatic Disqualifiers also bars anyone prohibited by state or federal law from operating a motor vehicle.

Automatic Disqualifiers prints these city bars, among others:

• Convicted of any theft
• Court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense above Class B, or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years from the date of the court order
• Currently under indictment for any criminal offense
• Convicted of an offense above Class B, or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years
• Convicted of any family violence offense
• Prohibited by state or federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition
• Prohibited by state or federal law from operating a motor vehicle
• Convicted of DWI
• Unacceptable driving record
• Military discharge under less than honorable conditions, including other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable
• TCOLE license denied by final order or revoked; currently on suspension

TCOLE's Class A bar is conviction or court-ordered community supervision, lifetime (37 TAC 217.1(b)(4), (b)(6)). Only Class B carries the ten-year lookback. City family violence is conviction-only on that page. TCOLE bars conviction or community supervision for family violence, 217.1(b)(7). City theft-any and DWI-conviction are extra city lines. The city page and the TCOLE floor are both published; a candidate has to clear both.

The test, PAT as printed

Application Process and NEOGOV 5358987 print the same physical fitness floor:

• 18 push-ups in one minute
• 25 sit-ups in one minute
• 1.5-mile run under 16 minutes
• 300-meter sprint under 77 seconds

Application Process: 5-minute break between each test. Oral board the same day as PT. Not CPAT. Not Rowlett Fire PAT. The Employment Opportunities physical agility line is fire.

Academy length

Rowlett is hiring certified officers. Named recruit academy hour count unpublished. Application Process: approximately 4 weeks of orientation training before field training. This guide does not print a 20, 28, 29, 32, or 40 week academy. Join: jailers or dispatchers with two years at the City of Rowlett may be eligible to test for sponsorship through a regional police academy upon hire. Public cadet door is closed. Self-sponsor through any regional police academy if you are not yet licensed.

See What to expect at a Texas police academy.

Laterals

Police Officer: lateral program that gives experienced officers credit for up to five years of service. NEOGOV 5358987: lateral pay up to step 3 ($94,655.63) will be considered for those with qualifying experience. Those two lateral lines are both published; they are not the same measuring point. Join: contact Lieutenant Nosic at 972-412-6272 for lateral transfers and pay.

Pay and benefits

Printed Police Officer cells, FY2025-2026 Public Safety Step Plan, dual-checked against NEOGOV 5358987:

• Entry $82,950.00
• Step 1 $86,135.54
• Step 2 $90,413.99
• Step 3 $94,655.63
• Step 4 $98,897.27
• Step 5 $103,138.92
• Step 6 $107,380.56

The certified officer Entry cell on this page is $82,950. The FY25 Entry cell is $80,050.35. Fire figures $68,226.30 / $70,273.08 are fire pay, not Rowlett PD. The department listing printed no officer dollar. Prior bulletin 3752779 reprints $65,554.15. Prior DocumentCenter 9486 reprints P1 $54,508.68.

Police Officer certification pay:

• Intermediate TCOLE Certification $50 per month
• Advanced TCOLE Certification $75 per month
• Master TCOLE Certification $150 per month
• Language Pay $100 per month
• Night Shift Differential $200 per month

NEOGOV 5358987 benefits: medical, dental and vision; life insurance 2x salary up to $150,000; long-term and short-term disability; flexible spending account; 20-year retirement plan with TMRS, 5-year vesting and a 2:1 city match; vacation 2 weeks during the first year, 3 weeks after the first year; sick leave 2 weeks per year; Employee Assistance Program; longevity pay.

Sources, used 2026-08-22

• FY26 Public Safety Step Plan (CITY OF ROWLETT PUBLIC SAFETY STEP PLAN FY2025-2026; Police Officer Entry $82,950.00 through Step 6 $107,380.56; fire step 1 $70,273.08; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• FY25 Public Safety Step Plan (Police Officer Entry $80,050.35; fire $68,226.30; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• NEOGOV 5358987 Police Officer - CERTIFIED ONLY (Entry $82,950.00 through Step 6 $107,380.56; open 05/29/2026 close 9/30/2026; TCOLE at application; Texas Class C; PAT; TMRS 2:1; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Class spec Police Officer (Certified) 2000 ($82,950.00 - $107,380.56; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Join Rowlett Police Department (year-round; certified only; two-year jailer/dispatcher sponsorship path; self-sponsor; Lieutenant Nosic 972-412-6272; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Police Officer (TCOLE Basic Course plus exam; lateral up to five years; Intermediate $50 / Advanced $75 / Master $150 / Language $100 / Night $200 per month; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Police Officer Requirements (TCOLE minimum standards and Certified Texas Peace Officer; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Application Process (certified at application; 18 push-ups / 25 sit-ups / 1.5-mile under 16 / 300-meter under 77; 4 weeks orientation; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Automatic Disqualifiers (theft any; Class B ten-year; family-violence conviction; DWI; Texas motor-vehicle bar; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Recruiting and Training (officer applicants TCOLE certified; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• About Us (established 1971; 152 FTE; 111 sworn full-time and 4 part-time; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Police hub (4401 Rowlett Rd.; 972-412-6200; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Employment Opportunities (WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT HIRING; four stations; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• FY2025-2026 General Pay Plan (civilian / chief rows; not the officer step table; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• TCOLE Statewide Vacancies (no Rowlett string; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Adopted 37 TAC §217.1, effective June 1, 2026 (TCOLE license floor; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• rowlett-pd (200, no officer dollar); rowlett-fire-rescue (200, 62/3)