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Edmonds 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.
Edmonds Police Department starts at $99,168 a year — about $47.68 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $30,778 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $27,904 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Washington run about 7% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $92,669 somewhere at average prices — $6,499 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 126 against a national average of 100, where goods are 104. 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 isEdmonds Police Department reported 48 sworn officers and 10 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.1 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 42,880.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.
About Edmonds
Edmonds Police Department serves a Puget Sound city in Snohomish County, north of Seattle, from Fifth Avenue North, and states its ethos as placing service before self with an unwavering and unbiased commitment to public safety. Alongside patrol and criminal investigation it provides crime prevention, animal control, parking enforcement and lost and found services, and supports neighbourhood watch schemes. Its organisation chart shows patrol split between day and night shifts under their own sergeants, with a K-9 assigned to days and a detective sergeant leading investigations. The department publishes its full policy manual publicly, and works closely with neighbouring agencies in a dense corner of the county — Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Brier, Woodway and Shoreline all police adjacent ground, alongside the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Edmonds official Police Officer (Entry Level) — open the source document
Opening 3 June 2026; official posting states starting salary $8,264/month = $99,168 annually; academy certification is requ
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 Edmonds 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. Edmonds starts at $99,168, so $27,881 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Edmonds Police Department officer make?
Edmonds Police Department starts a new officer on $99,168 a year, about $47.68 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 Edmonds official Police Officer (Entry Level).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Washington?
It ranks #9 of 76 agencies we have verified in Washington — 67 pay less, 8 pay more in the state — and #108 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $30,778 above, and against other municipal agencies $27,904 above.
Compare with another department
Put Edmonds 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 WA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Edmonds | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Police Department | Municipal | 1,064 | $117,792 | +$18,624 | #35 |
| 2 | Redmond Police Department | Municipal | 81 | $110,435 | +$11,267 | #52 |
| 3 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 120 | $108,386 | +$9,218 | #57 |
| 4 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | 207 | $102,516 | +$3,348 | #81 |
| 5 | Vancouver Police Department | Municipal | 226 | $101,832 | +$2,664 | #85 |
| 6 | Kirkland Police Department | Municipal | 108 | $101,218 | +$2,050 | #92 |
| 7 | Tukwila Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $101,064 | +$1,896 | #94 |
| 8 | Mount Vernon Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $100,836 | +$1,668 | #97 |
| 10 | Tacoma Police Department | Municipal | 343 | $98,571 | −$597 | #111 |
| 11 | Issaquah Police Department | Municipal | 36 | $98,150 | −$1,018 | #114 |
| 12 | Renton Police Department | Municipal | 132 | $97,692 | −$1,476 | #117 |
| 13 | Clyde Hill Police Department | Municipal | 9 | $97,656 | −$1,512 | #118 |
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