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Brooklyn Center 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.
Brooklyn Center Police Department starts at $72,876 a year — about $35.04 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,191 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $4,736 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Minnesota run about 1% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $73,895 would somewhere at average prices — $1,019 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 91, where goods are 101. 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 isBrooklyn Center Police Department reported 40 sworn officers and 12 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.3 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 31,297.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 Brooklyn Center says about itself
Our mission is to protect and serve in a manner that preserves public trust. We are committed to providing an exceptionally safe and secure community with great dignity and respect, and we are proud to serve and protect our Brooklyn Center residents, businesses, visitors, and those with whom we work. The department has 47 diverse officers serving with integrity, compassion and fairness, and its officer training programme is guided by the department's mission and values, which are founded upon the community's needs.
What Brooklyn Center does
Brooklyn Center Police Department frames its mission around serving proudly, choosing happiness and being professional. Its official 2026 policy manual describes department members as guardians who promote safety, foster trust and build community connections. It emphasizes protection, engagement, problem solving, care, integrity, ethical conduct, respect, accountability, compassion, transparency and service with empathy and honor
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Brooklyn Center of — open the source document
Opened 7 January 2026; explicitly recruits entry-level POST-licensed or eligible officers; zero-experience starting wage $6,073/month = $72,876
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 Brooklyn Center 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. Brooklyn Center starts at $72,876, so $4,736 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Brooklyn Center Police Department officer make?
Brooklyn Center Police Department starts a new officer on $72,876 a year, about $35.04 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 Brooklyn Center of.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Minnesota?
It ranks #75 of 102 agencies we have verified in Minnesota — 27 pay less, 74 pay more in the state — and #767 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,191 above, and against other municipal agencies $4,736 above.
Compare with another department
Put Brooklyn Center 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 MN
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Brooklyn | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaine Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $101,733 | +$28,857 | #111 |
| 2 | Stillwater Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $94,328 | +$21,452 | #193 |
| 3 | Columbia Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $93,725 | +$20,849 | #198 |
| 4 | Carver County Sheriff's Office | County | 77 | $93,683 | +$20,807 | #200 |
| 5 | Oakdale Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $93,538 | +$20,662 | #203 |
| 6 | Richfield Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $93,226 | +$20,350 | #205 |
| 7 | Maplewood Police Department | Municipal | 56 | $93,038 | +$20,162 | #209 |
| 8 | Forest Lake Police Department | Municipal | 20 | $92,789 | +$19,913 | #212 |
| 9 | Apple Valley Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $92,768 | +$19,892 | #213 |
| 10 | Coon Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 73 | $92,123 | +$19,247 | #226 |
| 11 | Saint Paul Police Department | Municipal | 562 | $91,291 | +$18,415 | #237 |
| 12 | Woodbury Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $91,187 | +$18,311 | #239 |
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