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Bayside 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.
Bayside Police Department starts at $62,525 a year — about $30.06 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,160 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $5,615 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Wisconsin run about 6% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $66,449 would somewhere at average prices — $3,924 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 79 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 isBayside Police Department reported 12 sworn officers and 24 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.8 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 4,305.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 Bayside says about itself
The mission of the Bayside Police Department is to serve all persons within our community. Our service shall be rooted in professionalism, respect, courtesy, integrity, dignity, and accountability. The members of the Bayside Police Department are men and women of character and compassion; we value ethical behavior, competency, and a strong work ethic among our members, and we are proud to serve the Village of Bayside and the citizens who live, work, and play here. The department is accredited by the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group and adheres to all best core practices as defined in the State Statutes and the by-laws of WILEAG.
What Bayside does
Bayside Police Department serves the Village with a public-service and community mission.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $30.06/hour / $62,524.80 annualized at 2,080 hours. Official Village Police Officer recruitment — open the source document
$30.06/hour / $62,524.80 annualized at 2,080 hours. Official Village Police Officer recruitment opened March 18, 2026 publishes $30.06-$44.86/hour.
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.
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How this level compares
Where Bayside 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 | $33,280 | $68,140 | $163,619 | 1549 |
| County | $35,000 | $63,565 | $132,263 | 516 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,166 | $110,916 | 145 |
| 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 $5,400 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,900 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,300 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Bayside starts at $62,525, so $5,615 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Bayside Police Department officer make?
Bayside Police Department starts a new officer on $62,525 a year, about $30.06 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 $30.06/hour / $62,524.80 annualized at 2,080 hours. Official Village Police Officer recruitment.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wisconsin?
It ranks #63 of 81 agencies we have verified in Wisconsin — 18 pay less, 62 pay more in the state — and #1,407 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,160 below, and against other municipal agencies $5,615 below.
Compare with another department
Put Bayside 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 WI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Bayside | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menomonee Falls Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $82,618 | +$20,093 | #414 |
| 2 | Fitchburg Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $78,790 | +$16,266 | #527 |
| 3 | Brookfield Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $78,666 | +$16,141 | #533 |
| 4 | Cedarburg Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $77,561 | +$15,036 | #571 |
| 5 | Stoughton Police Department | Municipal | 23 | $76,378 | +$13,853 | #607 |
| 6 | Waukesha County Sheriff's Office | County | 158 | $76,128 | +$13,603 | #614 |
| 7 | River Falls Police Department | Municipal | 27 | $75,525 | +$13,000 | #647 |
| 8 | Wisconsin State Patrol | State | 445 | $75,462 | +$12,938 | #650 |
| 9 | Grafton Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $75,102 | +$12,577 | #672 |
| 10 | Dodge County Sheriff's Office | County | 64 | $75,088 | +$12,563 | #673 |
| 11 | St. Croix County Sheriff's Office | County | 98 | $74,695 | +$12,171 | #688 |
| 12 | Kenosha Police Department | Municipal | 231 | $74,640 | +$12,115 | #692 |
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