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Crawford 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.
Crawford County Sheriff's Office starts at $61,378 a year — about $29.51 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,307 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,182 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Wisconsin run about 10% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $68,520 would somewhere at average prices — $7,142 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 63 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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.
What Crawford County says about itself
We at the Crawford County Sheriff's Office take our role as public servants very seriously. We exist to serve and protect every member of our community, and we are committed to providing the highest level of service to the citizens, business owners and visitors of Crawford County. Our mission is to build a safe environment across our County: with courage, honour, and integrity we protect the rights and dignity of all citizens.
What Crawford County does
Crawford County Sheriff's Office serves a county on the Mississippi at Wisconsin's south-western corner, working from Prairie du Chien. It states its mission as building a safe environment across the county and providing the highest level of service to residents, business owners and visitors alike. The office runs the county jail, a K-9 unit, civil process and sheriff's sales, and a prescription drug drop-off, and it takes public records requests through an online portal.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Wisconsin Department of Justice WILENET official employment posting — — open the source document
2026 Traffic Deputy Late Shift recruitment; application deadline 12 June 2026; annual salary range $61,378-$69,137
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 Crawford 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. Crawford County starts at $61,378, so $2,187 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Crawford County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Crawford County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $61,378 a year, about $29.51 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 Wisconsin Department of Justice WILENET official employment posting —.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wisconsin?
It ranks #66 of 81 agencies we have verified in Wisconsin — 15 pay less, 65 pay more in the state — and #1,479 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,307 below, and against other county agencies $2,182 below.
Compare with another department
Put Crawford 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 WI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Crawford | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menomonee Falls Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $82,618 | +$21,240 | #414 |
| 2 | Fitchburg Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $78,790 | +$17,412 | #527 |
| 3 | Brookfield Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $78,666 | +$17,288 | #533 |
| 4 | Cedarburg Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $77,561 | +$16,183 | #571 |
| 5 | Stoughton Police Department | Municipal | 23 | $76,378 | +$15,000 | #607 |
| 6 | Waukesha County Sheriff's Office | County | 158 | $76,128 | +$14,750 | #614 |
| 7 | River Falls Police Department | Municipal | 27 | $75,525 | +$14,147 | #647 |
| 8 | Wisconsin State Patrol | State | 445 | $75,462 | +$14,084 | #650 |
| 9 | Grafton Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $75,102 | +$13,724 | #672 |
| 10 | Dodge County Sheriff's Office | County | 64 | $75,088 | +$13,710 | #673 |
| 11 | St. Croix County Sheriff's Office | County | 98 | $74,695 | +$13,317 | #688 |
| 12 | Kenosha Police Department | Municipal | 231 | $74,640 | +$13,262 | #692 |
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