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Clermont 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.
Clermont Police Department starts at $65,405 a year — about $31.44 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $1,280 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,735 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $63,246 somewhere at average prices — $2,159 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 122 against a national average of 100, where goods are 98. 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 isClermont Police Department reported 89 sworn officers and 11 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 52,925.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 Clermont says about itself
The mission of the Clermont Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in the City of Clermont by working cooperatively with the community to enforce the law, prevent crime, and reduce fear. We will perform our duties with incontestable integrity and honor, always conducting ourselves with the highest ethical standards to maintain public trust.
What Clermont does
The Clermont Police Department says its sworn officers and support staff are committed to the safety of residents, visitors and businesses, and that its mission is to enhance quality of life by working with the community to enforce law, prevent crime and reduce fear.
Shifts at Clermont
Four patrol squads each work 12-hour shifts to ensure 24-hour coverage for all eight geographical patrol zones in the City. Each squad has seven officers, a corporal and a sergeant, with two lieutenants assigned to oversee and support the division.
The agency publishes the shift length but not a named cycle. These are the 12-hour rotations departments most often build on it: Pitman, 4 on, 4 off, DuPont, Panama, 3-4-4-3.
Four squads on 12s means your days off move through the week and rarely match anyone else's. BlueShifts builds the pattern once, then shows every month ahead - and lets you share it with family in a tap.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. City of Clermont official Join CPD page — open the source document
2026 page; starting Police Officer salary $65,405, with higher starting pay available only for six or more years of experience.
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 Clermont 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. Clermont starts at $65,405, so $2,735 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Clermont Police Department officer make?
Clermont Police Department starts a new officer on $65,405 a year, about $31.44 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 Clermont official Join CPD page.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #101 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 202 pay less, 100 pay more in the state — and #1,226 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $1,280 below, and against other municipal agencies $2,735 below.
What shifts do Clermont Police Department officers work?
Four patrol squads each work 12-hour shifts to ensure 24-hour coverage for all eight geographical patrol zones in the City. Each squad has seven officers, a corporal and a sergeant, with two lieutenants assigned to oversee and support the division. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Clermont 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Clermont | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$25,602 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$16,318 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$15,595 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$15,549 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$15,507 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$14,595 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$14,445 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$13,666 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$13,423 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$13,151 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$13,025 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$12,875 | #549 |
Base pay is only part of the year
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