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Black Diamond 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.
Black Diamond Police Department starts at $89,232 a year — about $42.90 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $22,547 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $21,092 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Washington run about 7% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $83,384 somewhere at average prices — $5,848 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 126 against a national average of 100, where goods are 104. 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 isBlack Diamond Police Department reported 11 sworn officers and 2 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.5 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 7,388.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 Black Diamond says about itself
The Black Diamond Police Department is committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our citizens through proactive policing and demonstration of our core values: we value integrity, professionalism, excellence, and teamwork, and integrity will always be first on our list and our top priority. While we are a full-service agency with highly trained officers ready to respond to any situation, our mission goes beyond answering calls for service: we believe in proactive, community-focused policing, building relationships, earning trust, and working together to prevent crime before it occurs. The department employs eight full-time commissioned officers and strongly encourages officers to develop their own areas of expertise.
What Black Diamond does
Black Diamond Police describes itself as a full-service agency committed to professional, responsive and compassionate service, proactive community-focused policing, relationship building, trust, and crime prevention.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 14 August 2026. City of Black Diamond / Black Diamond Police Department — Police Officer — Step 1 — open the source document
2025 Police Officer job announcement; open until filled | Class: Police Officer — Step 1 | Post-academy: yes — official department announcement publishes the Police Officer Step 1 rate | Official department job announcement publishes $7,436 Step 1 to $9,801 Step 4 monthly and explicitly prints $89,232-$117,612 annually.
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 Black Diamond 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. Black Diamond starts at $89,232, so $21,092 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Black Diamond Police Department officer make?
Black Diamond Police Department starts a new officer on $89,232 a year, about $42.90 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 City of Black Diamond / Black Diamond Police Department — Police Officer — Step 1.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Washington?
It ranks #40 of 92 agencies we have verified in Washington — 52 pay less, 39 pay more in the state — and #282 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $22,547 above, and against other municipal agencies $21,092 above.
Compare with another department
Put Black Diamond 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 WA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Black | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Police Department | Municipal | 1,064 | $117,792 | +$28,560 | #38 |
| 2 | Redmond Police Department | Municipal | 81 | $110,435 | +$21,203 | #59 |
| 3 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 120 | $108,386 | +$19,154 | #68 |
| 4 | Lynnwood Police Department | Municipal | 71 | $106,371 | +$17,139 | #81 |
| 5 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | 207 | $102,516 | +$13,284 | #106 |
| 6 | Vancouver Police Department | Municipal | 226 | $101,832 | +$12,600 | #110 |
| 7 | Kirkland Police Department | Municipal | 108 | $101,218 | +$11,986 | #118 |
| 8 | Tukwila Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $101,064 | +$11,832 | #120 |
| 9 | Bothell Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $101,055 | +$11,823 | #121 |
| 10 | Mount Vernon Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $100,836 | +$11,604 | #125 |
| 11 | Kennewick Police Department | Municipal | 107 | $100,104 | +$10,872 | #128 |
| 12 | Edmonds Police Department | Municipal | 48 | $99,168 | +$9,936 | #140 |
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