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Farmington 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 Police Department starts at $54,251 a year — about $26.08 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $12,434 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $13,889 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Arkansas run about 13% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $62,403 would somewhere at average prices — $8,152 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 58 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 isFarmington Police Department reported 19 sworn officers and 1 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 11,345.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 says about itself
The Farmington Police Department is comprised of 17 sworn police officers that cover the residential and commercial areas around our City, including a state highway.
What Farmington does
The Farmington Police Department is the municipal force for the City of Farmington in Washington County, north-west Arkansas, beside Fayetteville. The City says it has 17 sworn officers covering its homes, businesses and a state highway.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 25 September 2026. City of Farmington, Employment Opportunities, "Police Patrolman (Entry-Level)": "Salary: $54,251.07/annual; Position and salary increase based on experience and/or education." — open the source document
The posting is for the entry-level patrolman and prints one annual salary, used as printed; the higher pay it mentions for experience or education is not the figure. It sets no certification requirement, so uncertified hires start on this rate. No pay period is stated and the posting is undated; it was live on 25 Sep 2026. Excluded: experience and education increases, overtime, holiday pay and benefits.
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 Farmington 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. Farmington starts at $54,251, so $13,889 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Farmington Police Department officer make?
Farmington Police Department starts a new officer on $54,251 a year, about $26.08 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, Employment Opportunities, "Police Patrolman (Entry-Level)": "Salary: $54,251.07/annual; Position and salary increase based on experience and/or education.".
Is that good pay for a police officer in Arkansas?
It ranks #7 of 17 agencies we have verified in Arkansas — 10 pay less, 6 pay more in the state — and #1,898 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $12,434 below, and against other municipal agencies $13,889 below.
Compare with another department
Put Farmington 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 AR
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Farmington | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State Police | State | — | $67,675 | +$13,424 | #1,080 |
| 2 | Rogers Police Department | Municipal | 140 | $61,363 | +$7,112 | #1,481 |
| 3 | Little Rock Police Department | Municipal | 535 | $57,928 | +$3,677 | #1,686 |
| 4 | Fayetteville Police Department | Municipal | 152 | $57,699 | +$3,448 | #1,713 |
| 5 | Bentonville Police Department | Municipal | 99 | $55,950 | +$1,699 | #1,797 |
| 6 | North Little Rock Police Department | Municipal | 175 | $55,068 | +$817 | #1,849 |
| 8 | Jonesboro Police Department | Municipal | 163 | $51,501 | −$2,750 | #2,013 |
| 9 | Lowell Police Department | Municipal | 20 | $51,491 | −$2,760 | #2,014 |
| 10 | Benton Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $51,000 | −$3,251 | #2,032 |
| 11 | Conway Police Department | Municipal | 127 | $50,924 | −$3,328 | #2,037 |
| 12 | Pulaski County Sheriff's Office | County | 141 | $50,211 | −$4,040 | #2,068 |
| 13 | Fort Smith Police Department | Municipal | 155 | $50,003 | −$4,248 | #2,073 |
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