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Chesterfield 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.
Chesterfield Police Department starts at $61,776 a year — about $29.70 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,909 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $6,364 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in New Hampshire run about 4% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $59,306 somewhere at average prices — $2,470 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 134 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 isChesterfield Police Department reported 4 sworn officers and 1 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.1 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 3,686.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 Chesterfield says about itself
It is the mission of the Chesterfield Police Department to safeguard the lives and property of the residents and people we serve. To reduce the fear and incidence of crime and to enhance public safety while working in our community to improve their quality of life. Our mandate is to do this with integrity and honor, while at all times conducting ourselves with the highest ethical standards to maintain the public confidence.
What Chesterfield does
Chesterfield Police Department provides professional, responsive and community-focused police service to approximately 3,700 residents across 48 square miles.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Town of Chesterfield Now Hiring — open the source document
Current Town recruitment page publishes Police Officer salary range $61,776-$79,580 and expressly accepts uncertified applicants. The minimum $61,776 is used. Class: Police Officer. Trainee class: Uncertified applicants are expressly eligible and receive a separate sign-on bonus. Town states the department provides professional, community-focused policing to Chesterfield, West Chesterfield and Spofford.
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 Chesterfield 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. Chesterfield starts at $61,776, so $6,364 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Chesterfield Police Department officer make?
Chesterfield Police Department starts a new officer on $61,776 a year, about $29.70 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 Chesterfield Now Hiring.
Is that good pay for a police officer in New Hampshire?
It ranks #13 of 17 agencies we have verified in New Hampshire — 4 pay less, 12 pay more in the state — and #1,464 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,909 below, and against other municipal agencies $6,364 below.
Compare with another department
Put Chesterfield 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 NH
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Chesterfield | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keene Police Department | Municipal | 36 | $70,956 | +$9,180 | #883 |
| 2 | Portsmouth Police Department | Municipal | 64 | $70,060 | +$8,284 | #933 |
| 3 | Manchester Police Department | Municipal | 250 | $68,016 | +$6,240 | #1,052 |
| 4 | Concord Police Department | Municipal | 79 | $67,995 | +$6,219 | #1,057 |
| 5 | Greenland Police Department | Municipal | 8 | $67,700 | +$5,924 | #1,076 |
| 6 | New Hampshire State Police | State | 350 | $66,872 | +$5,096 | #1,129 |
| 7 | Londonderry Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $66,664 | +$4,888 | #1,145 |
| 8 | Jaffrey Police Department | Municipal | 10 | $65,850 | +$4,074 | #1,197 |
| 9 | Hampton Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $64,896 | +$3,120 | #1,273 |
| 10 | Derry Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $64,314 | +$2,538 | #1,304 |
| 11 | Durham Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $64,268 | +$2,492 | #1,305 |
| 12 | Rochester Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $63,960 | +$2,184 | #1,322 |
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