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Gwinnett 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.
Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office starts at $57,803 a year — about $27.79 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $10,587 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $7,571 below the median for county agencies.
How big the department isGwinnett County Sheriff's Office reported 457 sworn officers and 167 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 Gwinnett County says about itself
The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office sets a standard of excellence. With over a million residents across 17 municipalities, we are dedicated to serving every citizen with innovation, excellence, and efficiency.
What Gwinnett County does
Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office says it is dedicated to service, protection and professionalism and to serving more than one million residents with innovation, excellence and efficiency. Its mission is to serve and protect through dedication, professionalism, active cooperation with the community and respect for human dignity.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Gwinnett County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff Senior (first level in Deputy Sheriff series) — open the source document
Opening 25 June 2026; closes 25 September 2026; official annual minimum $57,803
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 Gwinnett 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 | $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. Gwinnett County starts at $57,803, so $7,571 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $57,803 a year, about $27.79 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 Gwinnett County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff Senior (first level in Deputy Sheriff series).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Georgia?
It ranks #15 of 25 agencies we have verified in Georgia — 10 pay less, 14 pay more in the state — and #1,339 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $10,587 below, and against other county agencies $7,571 below.
Compare with another department
Put Gwinnett 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 GA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Gwinnett | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Springs Police Department | Municipal | 149 | $71,686 | +$13,883 | #687 |
| 2 | Georgia Bureau of Investigation | State | 338 | $64,977 | +$7,174 | #1,027 |
| 3 | Georgia State Patrol | State | — | $63,684 | +$5,881 | #1,072 |
| 4 | South Fulton Police Department | Municipal | 213 | $63,440 | +$5,637 | #1,086 |
| 5 | Roswell Police Department | Municipal | 154 | $62,462 | +$4,659 | #1,135 |
| 6 | Savannah Police Department | Municipal | 425 | $61,989 | +$4,186 | #1,156 |
| 7 | Alpharetta Police Department | Municipal | 105 | $61,100 | +$3,297 | #1,190 |
| 8 | Atlanta Police Department | Municipal | 1,817 | $60,987 | +$3,184 | #1,196 |
| 9 | Snellville Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $60,905 | +$3,102 | #1,199 |
| 10 | Fulton County Sheriff's Office | County | 349 | $60,000 | +$2,197 | #1,240 |
| 11 | Fulton County Police Department | Municipal | 349 | $60,000 | +$2,197 | #1,249 |
| 12 | Athens-Clarke County Police Department | Municipal | 235 | $59,287 | +$1,484 | #1,275 |
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