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Farmington Hills 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.
Farmington Hills Police Department starts at $62,662 a year — about $30.13 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,728 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $8,602 below the median for municipal agencies.
How big the department isFarmington Hills Police Department reported 109 sworn officers and 35 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.3 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 84,262.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 Farmington Hills says about itself
The Farmington Hills Police Department is committed to maintaining the safety and quality of life of this community, through the delivery of superior police services without prejudice or partiality.
What Farmington Hills does
Farmington Hills Police Officers respond to calls for service, assist citizens and perform municipal law-enforcement duties.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. City of Farmington Hills Police Officer posting / Police Employment Opportunities — open the source document
Current City Police Officer posting is open until filled and publishes $62,662-$90,216 per year based on qualifications and experience. The City separately identifies Cadet employment and experienced lateral requirements. The no-experience Police Officer minimum $62,662 is used. Class: Police Officer. Trainee class: Current City separately employs Police Cadets; Police Officer applicants must be MCOLES certified or certifiable at appointment. City Police employment materials identify Police Officer as the municipal law-enforcement classification performing basic law-enforcement duties.
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.
How this level compares
Where Farmington Hills 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. Farmington Hills starts at $62,662, so $8,625 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Farmington Hills Police Department officer make?
Farmington Hills Police Department starts a new officer on $62,662 a year, about $30.13 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 Farmington Hills Police Officer posting / Police Employment Opportunities.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Michigan?
It ranks #17 of 38 agencies we have verified in Michigan — 21 pay less, 16 pay more in the state — and #1,122 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,728 below, and against other municipal agencies $8,602 below.
Compare with another department
Put Farmington Hills 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 MI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Farmington | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Police Department | Municipal | 110 | $78,224 | +$15,562 | #452 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 299 | $77,467 | +$14,805 | #471 |
| 3 | Wyoming Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $75,400 | +$12,738 | #539 |
| 4 | Sumpter Township Police Department | Municipal | 18 | $71,732 | +$9,070 | #684 |
| 5 | Lincoln Charter Township Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,696 | +$9,034 | #686 |
| 6 | Macomb County Sheriff's Office | County | 274 | $71,098 | +$8,436 | #718 |
| 7 | Muskegon Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $69,888 | +$7,226 | #781 |
| 8 | Livonia Police Department | Municipal | 117 | $69,784 | +$7,122 | #783 |
| 9 | Dearborn Police Department | Municipal | 186 | $69,080 | +$6,418 | #810 |
| 10 | Plymouth Township Police Department | Municipal | 33 | $68,140 | +$5,478 | #852 |
| 11 | Oscoda Township Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $68,140 | +$5,478 | #853 |
| 12 | Northville Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $65,956 | +$3,294 | #969 |
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