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Enumclaw 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.
Enumclaw Police Department starts at $90,480 a year — about $43.50 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $22,090 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $19,216 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Washington run about 7% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $84,550 somewhere at average prices — $5,930 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 isEnumclaw Police Department reported 19 sworn officers and 16 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 13,316.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 Enumclaw
The Enumclaw Police Department uses the mission statement “Serving with Purpose” and the vision “We will grow, engage, and succeed as a team.” The department says more than 30 police, communications and corrections personnel serve the citizens of Enumclaw. Its official site also identifies services such as 24-hour police operations, concealed-pistol licensing, crime reporting, public records, crime alerts and community auxiliary participation
Shifts at Enumclaw
Enumclaw officers work ten-hour shifts, and the Police Guild agreement computes hourly and overtime rates on an average of 168.5 hours a month rather than the usual 173.3.
Ten-hour shifts mean a working month is not twelve equal blocks — the contract itself averages 168.5 hours to make the arithmetic work. BlueShifts counts the hours you actually worked against the shifts you were rostered for, so what you are owed is visible rather than assumed.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 15 August 2026. City of Enumclaw — Entry Level Police Officer posting, 2026 salary range — open the source document
Enumclaw published a 2026 salary range of $7,540 to $9,623 a month for an entry-level police officer, which is $90,480 a year at the bottom of the band, with recruitment running from 5 June to 5 July 2026 and oral boards in mid-July. Officers work ten-hour shifts, and the Police Guild agreement computes hourly and overtime rates on an average of 168.5 hours a month. The post carries medical, dental and vision cover, a VEBA account, retirement, optional compensatory time, an optional 457 deferred compensation plan and a police take-home car programme.
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 Enumclaw 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. Enumclaw starts at $90,480, so $19,193 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Enumclaw Police Department officer make?
Enumclaw Police Department starts a new officer on $90,480 a year, about $43.50 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 Enumclaw — Entry Level Police Officer posting, 2026 salary range.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Washington?
It ranks #32 of 76 agencies we have verified in Washington — 44 pay less, 31 pay more in the state — and #206 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $22,090 above, and against other municipal agencies $19,216 above.
What shifts do Enumclaw Police Department officers work?
Enumclaw officers work ten-hour shifts, and the Police Guild agreement computes hourly and overtime rates on an average of 168.5 hours a month rather than the usual 173.3. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Enumclaw 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 Enumclaw | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Police Department | Municipal | 1,064 | $117,792 | +$27,312 | #35 |
| 2 | Redmond Police Department | Municipal | 81 | $110,435 | +$19,955 | #52 |
| 3 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 120 | $108,386 | +$17,906 | #57 |
| 4 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | 207 | $102,516 | +$12,036 | #81 |
| 5 | Vancouver Police Department | Municipal | 226 | $101,832 | +$11,352 | #85 |
| 6 | Kirkland Police Department | Municipal | 108 | $101,218 | +$10,738 | #92 |
| 7 | Tukwila Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $101,064 | +$10,584 | #94 |
| 8 | Mount Vernon Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $100,836 | +$10,356 | #97 |
| 9 | Edmonds Police Department | Municipal | 48 | $99,168 | +$8,688 | #108 |
| 10 | Tacoma Police Department | Municipal | 343 | $98,571 | +$8,091 | #111 |
| 11 | Issaquah Police Department | Municipal | 36 | $98,150 | +$7,670 | #114 |
| 12 | Renton Police Department | Municipal | 132 | $97,692 | +$7,212 | #117 |
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