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Guyton 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.
Guyton Police Department starts at $47,986 a year — about $23.07 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $18,699 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $20,154 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Georgia run about 4% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $49,833 would somewhere at average prices — $1,847 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 89 against a national average of 100, where goods are 99. 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 Guyton says about itself
The Guyton Police Department is committed to providing a safe community and improving the quality of life for all people.
What Guyton does
The Guyton Police Department is the municipal force for the City of Guyton in Effingham County, north-west of Savannah, working from 505 Magnolia Street. The City lists its core values as professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication and excellence.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 25 September 2026. City of Guyton, Employment Opportunities page: "Police Officer (Starting at $23.07/hr)". — open the source document
One starting rate, printed hourly and converted at 2,080 hours ($23.07 x 2,080 = $47,985.60) for comparability; no pay period is stated. The City prints no separate certified or recruit rate, so this single rate is the entry figure. The listing is undated and was live on 25 Sep 2026; a City hiring post of 19 Dec 2024 gave no figure. Excluded: overtime and benefits.
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 Guyton 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. Guyton starts at $47,986, so $20,154 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Guyton Police Department officer make?
Guyton Police Department starts a new officer on $47,986 a year, about $23.07 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 Guyton, Employment Opportunities page: "Police Officer (Starting at $23.07/hr)"..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Georgia?
It ranks #76 of 80 agencies we have verified in Georgia — 4 pay less, 75 pay more in the state — and #2,148 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $18,699 below, and against other municipal agencies $20,154 below.
Compare with another department
Put Guyton 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 GA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Guyton | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamblee Police Department | Municipal | 68 | $73,733 | +$25,747 | #729 |
| 2 | Sandy Springs Police Department | Municipal | 149 | $71,686 | +$23,701 | #836 |
| 3 | Georgia Bureau of Investigation | State | 338 | $64,977 | +$16,991 | #1,265 |
| 4 | Duluth Police Department | Municipal | 57 | $64,755 | +$16,769 | #1,279 |
| 5 | Garden City Police Department | Municipal | 35 | $64,072 | +$16,086 | #1,314 |
| 6 | Georgia State Patrol | State | — | $63,684 | +$15,698 | #1,336 |
| 7 | South Fulton Police Department | Municipal | 213 | $63,440 | +$15,454 | #1,354 |
| 8 | Hall County Sheriff's Office | County | 283 | $63,365 | +$15,379 | #1,359 |
| 9 | Roswell Police Department | Municipal | 154 | $62,462 | +$14,477 | #1,413 |
| 10 | Dunwoody Police Department | Municipal | 66 | $62,301 | +$14,315 | #1,428 |
| 11 | Savannah Police Department | Municipal | 425 | $61,989 | +$14,003 | #1,450 |
| 12 | Alpharetta Police Department | Municipal | 105 | $61,100 | +$13,114 | #1,495 |
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