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Glades 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.
Glades County Sheriff's Office starts at $54,928 a year — about $26.41 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $11,757 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $8,632 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $53,115 somewhere at average prices — $1,813 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.
How big the department isGlades County Sheriff's Office reported 31 sworn officers and 82 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 Glades County says about itself
It is the mission of the Glades County Sheriff's Office to identify and respond to the needs of the community. To instill a professional attitude and enhance the overall quality of life through mutual trust and respect. Defend the constitutional rights of all citizens through fair enforcement of the laws while educating the citizens of Glades County.
What Glades County does
The Glades County Sheriff's Office serves Glades County in the Florida Heartland from Moore Haven, on the south-western side of Lake Okeechobee and the banks of the Caloosahatchee River, in a county of about 800 square miles of sugar cane, citrus groves and cattle ranches. It runs patrol, criminal investigations and the Glades County Detention Center, which opened in 2007 with 440 beds and is the county's largest employer.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. Certified Positions Pay Scale, Employment Opportunities, Glades County Sheriff's Office. — 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.
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How this level compares
Where Glades 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. Glades County starts at $54,928, so $8,637 below the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Glades County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Glades County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $54,928 a year, about $26.41 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 Certified Positions Pay Scale, Employment Opportunities, Glades County Sheriff's Office..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #206 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 97 pay less, 205 pay more in the state — and #1,865 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $11,757 below, and against other county agencies $8,632 below.
Compare with another department
Put Glades 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 Glades | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$36,079 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$26,795 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$26,072 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$26,026 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$25,984 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$25,072 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$24,922 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$24,143 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$23,900 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$23,628 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$23,502 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$23,352 | #549 |
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