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Campbell County Sheriff's Office 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.
Campbell County Sheriff's Office starts at $65,832 a year — about $31.65 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $853 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,272 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Wyoming run about 8% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $71,852 would somewhere at average prices — $6,020 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 67 against a national average of 100, where goods are 95. Based on price levels for the non-metropolitan part of this state, because this agency is outside every 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 isCampbell County Sheriff's Office reported 56 sworn officers and 85 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. 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 Campbell County says about itself
The Campbell County Sheriff's Office serves the county from 600 West Boxelder Road in Gillette, running patrol, a dispatch center and the county detention center. The Sheriff's Office currently employs detention officers and civilian staff members to maintain a safe and secure environment for the housing of inmates: the detention officers receive training through the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy to ensure the facility is operated to the highest modern standards, and the officers and staff directly interact with inmates to provide care and orientation, and also to maintain order and discipline among inmates.
What Campbell County does
Campbell County Sheriff's Office provides law-enforcement, detention, court-security, civil-process, search-and-rescue and other public-safety services. Official County materials emphasize professional service, protection of life and property and responsive service to county residents.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Campbell County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff — open the source document
Opening 20 April 2026; official annual minimum $65,832; source states no experience required and requires completion of Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy / POST certification
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 Campbell County 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. Campbell County starts at $65,832, so $2,267 above the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Campbell County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Campbell County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $65,832 a year, about $31.65 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 Campbell County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wyoming?
It ranks #6 of 17 agencies we have verified in Wyoming — 11 pay less, 5 pay more in the state — and #1,198 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $853 below, and against other county agencies $2,272 above.
Compare with another department
Put Campbell County Sheriff's Office 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 WY
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Campbell | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teton County Sheriff's Office | County | 31 | $73,178 | +$7,346 | #749 |
| 2 | Wyoming Highway Patrol | State | 194 | $68,619 | +$2,787 | #1,011 |
| 3 | Converse County Sheriff's Office | County | 24 | $67,111 | +$1,279 | #1,115 |
| 4 | Gillette Police Department | Municipal | 62 | $66,560 | +$728 | #1,154 |
| 5 | Rock Springs Police Department | Municipal | 38 | $65,894 | +$62 | #1,193 |
| 7 | Sheridan Police Department | Municipal | 28 | $64,748 | −$1,084 | #1,280 |
| 8 | Laramie Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $64,329 | −$1,503 | #1,300 |
| 9 | Green River Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $62,962 | −$2,870 | #1,389 |
| 10 | Casper Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $62,670 | −$3,162 | #1,396 |
| 11 | Cheyenne Police Department | Municipal | 111 | $62,500 | −$3,332 | #1,411 |
| 12 | Rawlins Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $58,323 | −$7,509 | #1,658 |
| 13 | Natrona County Sheriff's Office | County | 62 | $57,711 | −$8,121 | #1,712 |
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