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Gillette 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.
Gillette Police Department starts at $66,560 a year — about $32.00 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $1,830 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $4,704 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Wyoming run about 7% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $71,808 would somewhere at average prices — $5,248 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 71 against a national average of 100, where goods are 95. 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 isGillette Police Department reported 62 sworn officers and 28 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.8 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 33,936.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 Gillette says about itself
United in a spirit of teamwork, the Gillette Police Department will be on the forefront of the law enforcement profession by employing the most effective methods in providing quality police services.
What Gillette does
The Gillette Police Department's official Police Officer classification states that officers enforce federal, state and local laws and protect life and property. Duties include criminal investigations, emergency response, proactive patrol, traffic enforcement, warrants, court orders, reports, special teams and community contacts; successful performance contributes to crime detection and deterrence and protection of life and property
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Gillette official Police Officer recrui — open the source document
Current official Police Officer recruitment remains continuous and states "CURRENTLY HIRING AT $32.00/HOUR" = $66,560 annually. The City requires possession of or ability to readily obtain Wyoming peace-officer certification, so applicants need not already be certified. Night differential and lateral sign-on bonuses are excluded
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 Gillette 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. Gillette starts at $66,560, so $4,727 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Gillette Police Department officer make?
Gillette Police Department starts a new officer on $66,560 a year, about $32.00 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 Gillette official Police Officer recrui.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wyoming?
It ranks #3 of 11 agencies we have verified in Wyoming — 8 pay less, 2 pay more in the state — and #944 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $1,830 below, and against other municipal agencies $4,704 below.
Compare with another department
Put Gillette 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 WY
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Gillette | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming Highway Patrol | State | 194 | $68,619 | +$2,059 | #830 |
| 2 | Converse County Sheriff's Office | County | 24 | $67,111 | +$551 | #911 |
| 4 | Campbell County Sheriff's Office | County | 56 | $65,832 | −$728 | #976 |
| 5 | Sheridan Police Department | Municipal | 28 | $64,748 | −$1,812 | #1,035 |
| 6 | Laramie Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $64,329 | −$2,231 | #1,050 |
| 7 | Green River Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $62,962 | −$3,598 | #1,115 |
| 8 | Casper Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $62,670 | −$3,890 | #1,120 |
| 9 | Cheyenne Police Department | Municipal | 111 | $62,500 | −$4,060 | #1,132 |
| 10 | Wyoming Game and Fish Department — Law Enforcement / Game Wardens | State | — | $56,422 | −$10,138 | #1,386 |
| 11 | Laramie County Sheriff's Department | County | 56 | $54,080 | −$12,480 | #1,464 |
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