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Clay 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.
Clay County Sheriff's Office starts at $53,248 a year — about $25.60 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $13,437 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $10,312 below the median for county agencies.
How big the department isClay County Sheriff's Office reported 375 sworn officers and 416 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 Clay County says about itself
VISION: To foster a safe community where families and businesses thrive. MISSION: To selflessly serve our community with honor and courage.
What Clay County does
Clay County Sheriff's Office provides patrol, investigations, detention, court-security, civil and specialized law-enforcement services. Official agency materials emphasize public safety, professional service, crime prevention and partnership with the people and communities it serves.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Clay County Sheriff's Office official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff (August Hiring Class) — open the source document
Opening 1 April 2026; continuous; official minimum $25.60/hour annualized at 2,080 hours; differentials/add-ons excluded
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.
How this level compares
Where Clay 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. Clay County starts at $53,248, so $10,317 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Clay County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Clay County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $53,248 a year, about $25.60 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 Clay County Sheriff's Office official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff (August Hiring Class).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #221 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 82 pay less, 220 pay more in the state — and #1,953 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $13,437 below, and against other county agencies $10,312 below.
Compare with another department
Put Clay 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Clay | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$37,759 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$28,475 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$27,752 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$27,706 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$27,664 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$26,752 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$26,602 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$25,823 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$25,580 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$25,308 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$25,182 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$25,032 | #549 |
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