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Elk City 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.
Elk City Police Department starts at $46,061 a year — about $22.14 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $20,624 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $22,079 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Oklahoma run about 12% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $52,436 would somewhere at average prices — $6,375 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 63 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 isElk City Police Department reported 26 sworn officers and 11 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.3 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 11,349.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 Elk City says about itself
The Elk City Police Department is authorized for 1 Chief of Police, 1 Major, 3 Captains, 20 Full Time Police Officers, 3 Detectives, 2 Full Time School Resource Officers, 11 Dispatchers/Jailers, 1 Court Clerk and 4 Animal Control Officer.
What Elk City does
The Elk City Police Department is the municipal force for the City of Elk City in Beckham County, western Oklahoma. The City lists an authorized strength of a chief, a major, three captains, 20 officers, three detectives and two school resource officers.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 26 September 2026. City of Elk City, "Employment: Elk City Police Department: Full Time Police Officer": "Starting pay for Patrol I $46,061 / year and $50,287 / year after probation period." — open the source document
One starting rate for Patrol I, used as printed; uncertified applicants are hired onto it and sent to training, and only "Officers already CLEET Certified will be given credit for prior service and grade at a higher hourly rate", so $46,061 is the no-prior-service rate. The posting was last modified on 16 July 2025. Excluded: the post-probation rate of $50,287 and overtime.
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 Elk City 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. Elk City starts at $46,061, so $22,079 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Elk City Police Department officer make?
Elk City Police Department starts a new officer on $46,061 a year, about $22.14 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 Elk City, "Employment: Elk City Police Department: Full Time Police Officer": "Starting pay for Patrol I $46,061 / year and $50,287 / year after probation period.".
Is that good pay for a police officer in Oklahoma?
It ranks #18 of 22 agencies we have verified in Oklahoma — 4 pay less, 17 pay more in the state — and #2,181 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $20,624 below, and against other municipal agencies $22,079 below.
Compare with another department
Put Elk City 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 OK
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Elk | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Arrow Police Department | Municipal | 168 | $72,004 | +$25,943 | #812 |
| 2 | Moore Police Department | Municipal | 107 | $70,796 | +$24,735 | #896 |
| 3 | Edmond Police Department | Municipal | 126 | $68,481 | +$22,420 | #1,020 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Highway Patrol | State | 789 | $67,900 | +$21,839 | #1,064 |
| 5 | Oklahoma City Police Department | Municipal | 1,108 | $67,735 | +$21,674 | #1,072 |
| 6 | Yukon Police Department | Municipal | 53 | $63,058 | +$16,997 | #1,380 |
| 7 | Norman Police Department | Municipal | 177 | $61,000 | +$14,939 | #1,503 |
| 8 | Tulsa Police Department | Municipal | 836 | $60,611 | +$14,550 | #1,527 |
| 9 | Tulsa County Sheriff's Office | County | 223 | $60,000 | +$13,939 | #1,573 |
| 10 | Stillwater Police Department | Municipal | 84 | $59,446 | +$13,385 | #1,608 |
| 11 | Owasso Police Department | Municipal | 66 | $59,398 | +$13,337 | #1,609 |
| 12 | Bartlesville Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $57,450 | +$11,389 | #1,733 |
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