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Fort Pierce 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.
Fort Pierce Police Department starts at $60,000 a year — about $28.85 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,685 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $8,140 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $58,019 somewhere at average prices — $1,981 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 122 against a national average of 100, where goods are 98. 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.
What Fort Pierce says about itself
The mission of the Fort Pierce Police Department is to Reduce Crime and Enrich the Quality of Life through a Collaborative Partnership with All Citizens. The men and women of the Police Department understand that our greatest resource is the support of our community.
What Fort Pierce does
Fort Pierce Police Department says its mission is to serve and protect Fort Pierce with integrity, dedication and professionalism, and identifies itself as the city's primary law enforcement agency.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 31 August 2026. City of Fort Pierce official FPPD Benefits page — open the source document
FY2026 salary table; Pay Step 1 $60,000, taken as the post-academy sworn rate. Non-Certified is separate at $53,136.28.
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 Fort Pierce 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. Fort Pierce starts at $60,000, so $8,140 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Fort Pierce Police Department officer make?
Fort Pierce Police Department starts a new officer on $60,000 a year, about $28.85 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 Fort Pierce official FPPD Benefits page.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #160 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 143 pay less, 159 pay more in the state — and #1,574 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,685 below, and against other municipal agencies $8,140 below.
Compare with another department
Put Fort Pierce 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Fort | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$31,007 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$21,723 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$21,000 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$20,954 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$20,912 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$20,000 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$19,850 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$19,071 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$18,828 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$18,556 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$18,430 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$18,280 | #549 |
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