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Frederick 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.
Frederick Police Department starts at $71,351 a year — about $34.30 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $2,961 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $87 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV run about 9% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $65,529 somewhere at average prices — $5,822 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 151 against a national average of 100, where goods are 105. Based on price levels for this metropolitan 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 isFrederick Police Department reported 151 sworn officers and 46 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 92,564.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 Frederick says about itself
The Frederick Police Department (FPD) is a progressive, innovative, and community oriented agency committed to combating crime and ensuring the City of Frederick an exceptional quality of life.
What Frederick does
Frederick Police Department says its mission is to safeguard lives and property and enhance public safety in partnership with the community. It describes itself as a technologically innovative, progressive, full-service agency committed to quality of life, respect, dignity and excellent police service. Its strategies include data-driven policing, problem solving and community policing
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Frederick Police Department official Entry Level Police Officer 71 — open the source document
Opened 17 November 2025 for the 2026 71st Academy and remained open through 27 July 2026; official entry-level Police Officer salary $71,351
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 Frederick 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. Frederick starts at $71,351, so $64 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Frederick Police Department officer make?
Frederick Police Department starts a new officer on $71,351 a year, about $34.30 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 Frederick Police Department official Entry Level Police Officer 71.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Maryland?
It ranks #4 of 26 agencies we have verified in Maryland — 22 pay less, 3 pay more in the state — and #703 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $2,961 above, and against other municipal agencies $87 above.
Compare with another department
Put Frederick 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 MD
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Frederick | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockville City Police Department | Municipal | — | $75,256 | +$3,905 | #547 |
| 2 | Maryland Transit Administration Police Force | State | — | $72,829 | +$1,478 | #635 |
| 3 | Anne Arundel County Police Department | Municipal | 82 | $72,802 | +$1,451 | #636 |
| 5 | Maryland Transportation Authority Police | State | 392 | $71,258 | −$93 | #710 |
| 6 | St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office | County | 167 | $71,011 | −$340 | #720 |
| 7 | Prince George's County Police Department | County | 1,343 | $70,257 | −$1,094 | #754 |
| 8 | Worcester County Sheriff's Office | County | 91 | $70,221 | −$1,130 | #757 |
| 9 | Wicomico County Sheriff's Office | County | 97 | $70,000 | −$1,351 | #768 |
| 10 | Gaithersburg Police Department | Municipal | 66 | $70,000 | −$1,351 | #771 |
| 11 | Maryland State Police | State | 1,434 | $69,360 | −$1,991 | #795 |
| 12 | Maryland Natural Resources Police | State | 263 | $68,673 | −$2,678 | #828 |
| 13 | Baltimore Police Department | Municipal | 2,051 | $68,359 | −$2,992 | #842 |
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