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Concord 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.
Concord Police Department starts at $67,995 a year — about $32.69 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $1,310 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $145 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in New Hampshire run about 4% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $65,276 somewhere at average prices — $2,719 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 isConcord Police Department reported 79 sworn officers and 24 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.8 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 44,834.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 Concord says about itself
The mission of the Concord Police Department is to protect life and property, maintain order and attempt to resolve the community's needs by coordinating the required resources. The success of the department is dependent on a shared vision: in order to create an environment in which our employees are proud to work, it is vital that we encourage open communication, individual responsibility, cooperation and respect among the various divisions within the department, and through this positive interaction we will uphold and promote the essence of esprit de corps. We will strive to be a highly regarded professional organisation; we will forge a partnership with the community through trust, honesty and integrity; and we will respect the rights and dignity of all individuals. The men and women of this department take great pride in providing direct and support police services to the nearly 44,000 citizens and the many thousands who work and visit Concord every day.
What Concord does
The Concord Police Department is a municipal police agency with approximately 90 sworn officers handling about 60,000 calls for service annually. Its Police Officers perform public-safety and law-enforcement work for the capital city, with entry candidates accepted as academy-non-certified officers and opportunities for later specialty assignments and advancement
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Concord, New Hampshire official Police Of — open the source document
Opened 7 July 2026; official Academy-Non-Certified Officer starting salary $32.69/hour = $67,995.20 annually. Lateral-certified rates, longevity, special-service and Master Police Officer compensation are 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.
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How this level compares
Where Concord 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. Concord starts at $67,995, so $145 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Concord Police Department officer make?
Concord Police Department starts a new officer on $67,995 a year, about $32.69 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 Concord, New Hampshire official Police Of.
Is that good pay for a police officer in New Hampshire?
It ranks #4 of 17 agencies we have verified in New Hampshire — 13 pay less, 3 pay more in the state — and #1,057 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $1,310 above, and against other municipal agencies $145 below.
Compare with another department
Put Concord 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 Concord | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keene Police Department | Municipal | 36 | $70,956 | +$2,961 | #883 |
| 2 | Portsmouth Police Department | Municipal | 64 | $70,060 | +$2,065 | #933 |
| 3 | Manchester Police Department | Municipal | 250 | $68,016 | +$21 | #1,052 |
| 5 | Greenland Police Department | Municipal | 8 | $67,700 | −$295 | #1,076 |
| 6 | New Hampshire State Police | State | 350 | $66,872 | −$1,123 | #1,129 |
| 7 | Londonderry Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $66,664 | −$1,331 | #1,145 |
| 8 | Jaffrey Police Department | Municipal | 10 | $65,850 | −$2,145 | #1,197 |
| 9 | Hampton Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $64,896 | −$3,099 | #1,273 |
| 10 | Derry Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $64,314 | −$3,682 | #1,304 |
| 11 | Durham Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $64,268 | −$3,727 | #1,305 |
| 12 | Rochester Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $63,960 | −$4,035 | #1,322 |
| 13 | Chesterfield Police Department | Municipal | 4 | $61,776 | −$6,219 | #1,464 |
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