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Flagler 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.
Flagler County Sheriff's Office starts at $63,207 a year — about $30.39 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $3,478 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $353 below the median for county agencies.
How big the department isFlagler County Sheriff's Office reported 198 sworn officers and 131 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 Flagler County says about itself
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to providing the highest quality of service to the citizens of Flagler County. We believe in a Guardianship community-oriented approach to policing and strive to address the quality of life and crime concerns of our citizens, following our agency motto, "An honor to serve, a duty to protect."
What Flagler County does
Flagler County Sheriff's Office says Deputy Sheriffs provide law-enforcement service in Flagler County neighbourhoods under the authority of the Sheriff, operating in a community- and intelligence-led policing environment and responding calmly under volatile circumstances.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 27 August 2026. Lateral Entry Law Enforcement Officer vacancy, Flagler County Sheriff's Office recruiting system. — open the source document
Their source is effective 27 August 2026.
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 Flagler 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. Flagler County starts at $63,207, so $358 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Flagler County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Flagler County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $63,207 a year, about $30.39 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 Lateral Entry Law Enforcement Officer vacancy, Flagler County Sheriff's Office recruiting system..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #120 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 183 pay less, 119 pay more in the state — and #1,370 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $3,478 below, and against other county agencies $353 below.
Compare with another department
Put Flagler 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Flagler | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$27,800 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$18,516 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$17,793 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$17,747 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$17,705 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$16,793 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$16,643 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$15,864 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$15,621 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$15,349 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$15,223 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$15,073 | #549 |
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