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Algonquin 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.
Algonquin Police Department starts at $75,382 a year — about $36.24 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,992 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $4,118 above the median for municipal agencies.
How big the department isAlgonquin Police Department reported 48 sworn officers and 5 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 30,758.A rate is only meaningful for a city department, where the population served is the city’s own. 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 Algonquin says about itself
The Police Department is charged with protecting the safety and welfare of the public. The majority of the officers are responsible for patrol duties, but others serve as DARE, crime prevention, accident investigators, high school liaison, and investigation officers.
What Algonquin does
Algonquin Police Department serves a McHenry County village in Chicago's north-western commuter belt, from Harnish Drive. Most of its officers work patrol, while others serve as D.A.R.E., crime prevention and accident investigation officers, high school liaison and investigators; one investigator and a patrol officer work as gang specialists, and another officer is assigned to the North Central Narcotics Division as a clandestine operative. Members also serve on a number of regional task forces. Civilian staff cover records processing, telecommunications and community service. Hiring and discipline run through a Police Commission of village residents, which meets quarterly.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Village of Algonquin official Police Officer - Entr — open the source document
Official announcement dated 27 February 2026 lists starting salary $75,382.34; it notes future contract negotiations but no u
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 Algonquin 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. Algonquin starts at $75,382, so $4,095 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Algonquin Police Department officer make?
Algonquin Police Department starts a new officer on $75,382 a year, about $36.24 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 Village of Algonquin official Police Officer - Entr.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Illinois?
It ranks #22 of 35 agencies we have verified in Illinois — 13 pay less, 21 pay more in the state — and #541 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,992 above, and against other municipal agencies $4,118 above.
Compare with another department
Put Algonquin 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 IL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Algonquin | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernon Hills Police Department | Municipal | 44 | $94,460 | +$19,078 | #151 |
| 2 | Wilmette Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $93,156 | +$17,774 | #165 |
| 3 | Aurora Police Department | Municipal | 328 | $92,248 | +$16,866 | #176 |
| 4 | Des Plaines Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $91,440 | +$16,058 | #186 |
| 5 | Highland Park Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $91,158 | +$15,776 | #191 |
| 6 | Illinois State Police | State | 1,821 | $90,828 | +$15,446 | #199 |
| 7 | River Forest Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $90,106 | +$14,724 | #213 |
| 8 | Elgin Police Department | Municipal | 203 | $88,274 | +$12,892 | #245 |
| 9 | Lake County Sheriff's Office | County | 113 | $87,297 | +$11,915 | #259 |
| 10 | Woodridge Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $84,781 | +$9,398 | #294 |
| 11 | DeKalb Police Department | Municipal | 72 | $83,449 | +$8,067 | #326 |
| 12 | Rolling Meadows Police Department | Municipal | 49 | $81,439 | +$6,057 | #362 |
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