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Breckenridge 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.
Breckenridge Police Department starts at $83,990 a year — about $40.38 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $15,600 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $12,726 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Colorado run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $81,503 somewhere at average prices — $2,487 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 127 against a national average of 100, where goods are 99. 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 isBreckenridge Police Department reported 18 sworn officers and 5 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 3.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 4,852.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 Breckenridge says about itself
The mission of the Breckenridge Police Department is to consistently strive to provide the highest quality police service that anticipates and responds to the changing needs of our community.
What Breckenridge does
Breckenridge Police Department says its mission is to provide the highest quality police service while anticipating and responding to changing community needs. It seeks to preserve and enhance the town's quality of life through active partnerships and problem solving built on mutual trust and respect. Its values include leadership, problem solving, trust, accountability and ethical behavior
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Town of Breckenridge official cont — open the source document
Current official Police Officer posting is open continuously and accepts applicants who possess Colorado POST, are eligible for certification, or are currently enrolled in a Colorado POST academy. The Police Officer range begins $40.38/hour = $83,990.40 annually, establishing the minimum sworn/academy-graduate rate without experience-step assumptions
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 Breckenridge 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. Breckenridge starts at $83,990, so $12,703 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Breckenridge Police Department officer make?
Breckenridge Police Department starts a new officer on $83,990 a year, about $40.38 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 Town of Breckenridge official cont.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Colorado?
It ranks #7 of 35 agencies we have verified in Colorado — 28 pay less, 6 pay more in the state — and #310 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $15,600 above, and against other municipal agencies $12,726 above.
Compare with another department
Put Breckenridge 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 CO
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Breckenridge | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State Patrol | State | 706 | $91,620 | +$7,630 | #184 |
| 2 | Parker Police Department | Municipal | 89 | $89,898 | +$5,908 | #217 |
| 3 | Johnstown Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $86,944 | +$2,954 | #266 |
| 4 | Broomfield Police Department | Municipal | 135 | $86,029 | +$2,038 | #278 |
| 5 | Golden Police Department | Municipal | 53 | $85,321 | +$1,331 | #287 |
| 6 | Lakewood Police Department | Municipal | 274 | $85,093 | +$1,102 | #291 |
| 8 | Thornton Police Department | Municipal | 243 | $82,992 | −$998 | #332 |
| 9 | Commerce City Police Department | Municipal | 109 | $82,327 | −$1,663 | #341 |
| 10 | Larimer County Sheriff's Office | County | 228 | $81,765 | −$2,226 | #353 |
| 11 | Westminster Police Department | Municipal | 187 | $80,746 | −$3,245 | #387 |
| 12 | Boulder County Sheriff's Office | County | 106 | $80,496 | −$3,494 | #395 |
| 13 | Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office | County | 560 | $79,539 | −$4,451 | #418 |
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