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Eagan 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.
Eagan Police Department starts at $87,069 a year — about $41.86 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $18,679 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $15,805 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI run about 5% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $83,063 somewhere at average prices — $4,005 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 112 against a national average of 100, where goods are 103. Based on price levels for this metropolitan 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 isEagan Police Department reported 70 sworn officers and 12 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.1 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 66,870.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 Eagan says about itself
The Eagan Police Department is committed to providing public safety and maintaining public trust by serving with respect and professionalism.
What Eagan does
The Eagan Police Department says its mission is to work in partnership with the community to arrest offenders, prevent crime, solve ongoing problems and improve quality of life. It uses community-oriented policing, based on police and community working together to solve problems, and offers crime-prevention and safety programs designed to promote positive community relationships through proactive policing
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Eagan official 2026 — open the source document
Official 2026 Police Officer recruitment lists minimum $41.86/hour = $87,068.80 annually. Separate 2026 lateral posting starts higher at $47.24/hour and requires at least one year of experience, so the lower $41.86/hour figure is the non-lateral entry baseline
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 Eagan 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 | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| 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 $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Eagan starts at $87,069, so $15,782 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Eagan Police Department officer make?
Eagan Police Department starts a new officer on $87,069 a year, about $41.86 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 Eagan official 2026.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Minnesota?
It ranks #31 of 100 agencies we have verified in Minnesota — 69 pay less, 30 pay more in the state — and #263 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $18,679 above, and against other municipal agencies $15,805 above.
Compare with another department
Put Eagan 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 MN
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Eagan | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaine Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $101,733 | +$14,664 | #86 |
| 2 | Stillwater Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $94,328 | +$7,259 | #152 |
| 3 | Columbia Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $93,725 | +$6,656 | #157 |
| 4 | Carver County Sheriff's Office | County | 77 | $93,683 | +$6,614 | #158 |
| 5 | Oakdale Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $93,538 | +$6,469 | #161 |
| 6 | Richfield Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $93,226 | +$6,157 | #163 |
| 7 | Maplewood Police Department | Municipal | 56 | $93,038 | +$5,970 | #167 |
| 8 | Forest Lake Police Department | Municipal | 20 | $92,789 | +$5,720 | #169 |
| 9 | Apple Valley Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $92,768 | +$5,699 | #170 |
| 10 | Coon Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 73 | $92,123 | +$5,054 | #179 |
| 11 | Saint Paul Police Department | Municipal | 562 | $91,291 | +$4,222 | #188 |
| 12 | Woodbury Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $91,187 | +$4,118 | #190 |
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