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Alabama State University Police Department entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
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.
Alabama State University Police Department starts at $45,000 a year — about $21.63 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $23,390 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $15,195 below the median for special jurisdiction agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Alabama run about 11% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $50,663 would somewhere at average prices — $5,663 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 62 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. Based on state-wide price levels, because this agency is not tied to a single metro area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
How big the department isAlabama State University Police Department reported 15 sworn officers and 6 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. Reporting to the FBI is voluntary, so a count can reflect a partial return as easily as a small agency, and the FBI asks that agencies not be compared on staffing. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Full-time Law Enforcement Employees, 2025.
What Alabama State University says about itself
All of the ASU Public Safety Department's Police officers have a full range of public-safety responsibilities including all crime reports, investigating traffic accidents, enforcement of laws regulating underage drinking, the use of controlled substances and weapons, and other incidents requiring police assistance.
What Alabama State University does
Alabama State University states its campus police provide 24-hour patrol protection and possess full law-enforcement powers and responsibilities, including crime reports, investigations, traffic accidents, and enforcement of applicable laws.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $45,000 annually. Official June 1, 2026 Alabama State University Police Officer recruitment publishes $45,000 annually for the full-time University Police Officer classification. — open the source document
Opening June 1, 2026. $45,000 annually. Official June 1, 2026 Alabama State University Police Officer recruitment publishes $45,000 annually for the full-time University Police Officer classification.
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
How this level compares
Where Alabama State University sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Alabama State University starts at $45,000, so $15,195 below the special jurisdiction middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Alabama State University Police Department officer make?
Alabama State University Police Department starts a new officer on $45,000 a year, about $21.63 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from $45,000 annually. Official June 1, 2026 Alabama State University Police Officer recruitment publishes $45,000 annually for the full-time University Police Officer classification..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Alabama?
It ranks #15 of 21 agencies we have verified in Alabama — 6 pay less, 14 pay more in the state — and #1,633 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $23,390 below, and against other special jurisdiction agencies $15,195 below.
Compare with another department
Put Alabama State University Police Department side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in AL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Alabama | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison Police Department | Municipal | 88 | $60,195 | +$15,195 | #1,226 |
| 2 | Huntsville Police Department | Municipal | 432 | $58,614 | +$13,614 | #1,300 |
| 3 | Shelby County Sheriff's Office | County | 147 | $57,408 | +$12,408 | #1,362 |
| 4 | Alabama Highway Patrol | State | — | $56,726 | +$11,726 | #1,376 |
| 5 | Madison County Sheriff's Office | County | 184 | $55,390 | +$10,390 | #1,415 |
| 6 | Montgomery Police Department | Municipal | 259 | $55,168 | +$10,168 | #1,420 |
| 7 | Baldwin County Sheriff's Office | County | 174 | $53,768 | +$8,768 | #1,476 |
| 8 | Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office | County | 112 | $51,888 | +$6,888 | #1,521 |
| 9 | Prattville Police Department | Municipal | 96 | $50,679 | +$5,679 | #1,544 |
| 10 | Mobile County Sheriff's Office | County | 236 | $50,526 | +$5,526 | #1,551 |
| 11 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Police Department | Special jurisdiction | — | $49,920 | +$4,920 | #1,577 |
| 12 | Fairhope Police Department | Municipal | 44 | $47,840 | +$2,840 | #1,601 |
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