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Green 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.
Green County Sheriff's Office starts at $61,298 a year — about $29.47 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,387 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,262 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Madison, WI run about 3% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $63,007 would somewhere at average prices — $1,709 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 90, where goods are 94. 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 isGreen County Sheriff's Office reported 28 sworn officers and 24 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 Green County says about itself
The mission of the Green County Sheriff's Office is to protect Green County through partnership and professional service while implementing the values of integrity, honour, courage and respect for people. The office provides a high level of service and has a proud history of service to the people of Green County since 1838, covering 584 square miles and a population of over 37,000 across 16 townships, five villages and two cities, and is responsible for patrolling the areas of the county that do not provide their own enforcement.
What Green County does
Green County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriffs perform traffic and criminal law enforcement, court services, civil process and related public-safety duties. Deputies work countywide and have opportunities for specialized assignments while serving and protecting Green County communities.
Shifts at Green County
Patrol operates 24/7 hours a day, every day of the year. Deputies work a 12-hour rotating schedule to provide consistent coverage to the entire county.
The agency publishes the shift length but not a named cycle. These are the 12-hour rotations departments most often build on it: Pitman, 4 on, 4 off, DuPont, Panama, 3-4-4-3.
Twelves that rotate. The pattern is steady but the days move, which is the whole reason a paper calendar stops working by month three.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Wisconsin Department of Justice WILENET official employment posting — Green County Sheriff' — open the source document
2026 starting wage $29.47/hour; full-time Deputy Sheriff; academy completion/certifiability required but prior sworn law-enforceme
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 Green 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. Green County starts at $61,298, so $2,267 below the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Green County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Green County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $61,298 a year, about $29.47 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 Wisconsin Department of Justice WILENET official employment posting — Green County Sheriff'.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wisconsin?
It ranks #67 of 81 agencies we have verified in Wisconsin — 14 pay less, 66 pay more in the state — and #1,486 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,387 below, and against other county agencies $2,262 below.
What shifts do Green County Sheriff's Office officers work?
Patrol operates 24/7 hours a day, every day of the year. Deputies work a 12-hour rotating schedule to provide consistent coverage to the entire county. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Green 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 WI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Green | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menomonee Falls Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $82,618 | +$21,320 | #414 |
| 2 | Fitchburg Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $78,790 | +$17,493 | #527 |
| 3 | Brookfield Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $78,666 | +$17,368 | #533 |
| 4 | Cedarburg Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $77,561 | +$16,264 | #571 |
| 5 | Stoughton Police Department | Municipal | 23 | $76,378 | +$15,080 | #607 |
| 6 | Waukesha County Sheriff's Office | County | 158 | $76,128 | +$14,830 | #614 |
| 7 | River Falls Police Department | Municipal | 27 | $75,525 | +$14,227 | #647 |
| 8 | Wisconsin State Patrol | State | 445 | $75,462 | +$14,165 | #650 |
| 9 | Grafton Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $75,102 | +$13,804 | #672 |
| 10 | Dodge County Sheriff's Office | County | 64 | $75,088 | +$13,790 | #673 |
| 11 | St. Croix County Sheriff's Office | County | 98 | $74,695 | +$13,398 | #688 |
| 12 | Kenosha Police Department | Municipal | 231 | $74,640 | +$13,342 | #692 |
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