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Eureka 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.
Eureka County Sheriff's Office starts at $50,773 a year — about $24.41 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $15,912 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $12,787 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Nevada run about 5% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $53,547 would somewhere at average prices — $2,774 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 82 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. 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.
How big the department isEureka County Sheriff's Office reported 14 sworn officers and 7 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. 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 Eureka County says about itself
As the leader of the Sheriff's Office, the Sheriff-Coroner oversees patrols, investigations and crime prevention, ensuring public safety while covering a large county, and manages the county jail, maintaining facility security and compliance. The Office works from a main office in Eureka and a Northern Area Command substation at the Crescent Valley Justice Facility, with deputies certified in multiple disciplines so they can handle almost any situation without having to pull from other resources.
What Eureka County does
Eureka County Sheriff's Office provides county law-enforcement, detention, court-security, civil, dispatch and emergency-response services. Official County materials emphasize public safety, professional service and protection of residents and visitors.
Shifts at Eureka County
The Sheriff's Office is divided into a Southern Area Command working out of the main office in Eureka and a Northern Area Command consisting of a Sergeant and several Patrol Deputies working out of the Substation at the Crescent Valley Justice Facility.
Two area commands covering 4,180 square miles between them means long tours and thin cover, where one swap moves the whole rota. BlueShifts holds the pattern and shows the knock-on.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Eureka County Sheriff's Office official employment page — open the source document
Current official page verified 8 August 2026; explicitly lists Deputy Sheriff Entry Level, No Experience at $24.41/hour and states certification is not required to apply; annualized at 2,080 hours
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 Eureka 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. Eureka County starts at $50,773, so $12,792 below the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Eureka County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Eureka County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $50,773 a year, about $24.41 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 Eureka County Sheriff's Office official employment page.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Nevada?
It ranks #26 of 26 agencies we have verified in Nevada — 0 pay less, 25 pay more in the state — and #2,042 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $15,912 below, and against other county agencies $12,787 below.
What shifts do Eureka County Sheriff's Office officers work?
The Sheriff's Office is divided into a Southern Area Command working out of the main office in Eureka and a Northern Area Command consisting of a Sergeant and several Patrol Deputies working out of the Substation at the Crescent Valley Justice Facility. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Eureka 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 NV
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Eureka | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada Gaming Control Board — Enforcement Division | State | 63 | $102,692 | +$51,919 | #103 |
| 2 | Boulder City Police Department | Municipal | 35 | $75,941 | +$25,168 | #633 |
| 3 | Washoe County Sheriff's Office | County | 465 | $75,296 | +$24,523 | #661 |
| 4 | Sparks Police Department | Municipal | 122 | $74,360 | +$23,587 | #703 |
| 5 | Henderson Police Department | Municipal | 534 | $71,885 | +$21,112 | #820 |
| 6 | Reno Police Department | Municipal | 336 | $68,890 | +$18,117 | #999 |
| 7 | North Las Vegas Police Department | Municipal | 315 | $68,099 | +$17,326 | #1,048 |
| 8 | Nevada State Police — Highway Patrol | State | — | $67,939 | +$17,166 | #1,061 |
| 9 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | Municipal | 3,226 | $67,662 | +$16,890 | #1,081 |
| 10 | Douglas County Sheriff's Office | County | 104 | $66,851 | +$16,078 | #1,131 |
| 11 | Churchill County Sheriff's Office | County | 40 | $65,312 | +$14,539 | #1,238 |
| 12 | Lyon County Sheriff's Office | County | 63 | $64,764 | +$13,992 | #1,278 |
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