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Haines City 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.
Haines City Police Department starts at $59,630 a year — about $28.67 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $7,055 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $8,510 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $57,661 somewhere at average prices — $1,969 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 isHaines City Police Department reported 56 sworn officers and 14 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.2 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 46,612.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 Haines City says about itself
Our mission is working in partnership with our community to prevent crime and provide the highest level of service. Our core values are integrity, commitment, accountability and professionalism. These are not just words for us. They represent the values we believe in. Our vision is integrity in service. A safe city where residents and visitors experience an enhanced quality of life.
What Haines City does
The Haines City Police Department is the municipal force for Haines City in Polk County, enforcing Florida law and the city's Code of Ordinances across about 26 square miles for a population of roughly 33,000 with 70 sworn personnel. It is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, and its Community Oriented Policing Section, formed in March 2019, works out of a neighbourhood substation.
Shifts at Haines City
Haines City prices the rank on 2,184 hours - a 42-hour week - so the City is pricing 12-hour shifts rather than a 2,080-hour year.
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.
When the pay plan is built on 42 hours, the fortnight is the unit that matters and the week is not. BlueShifts keeps the count on the same footing the employer uses.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. Police Officer posting, City of Haines City official recruitment portal (hainescityhr.applicantpool.com), open until filled — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 January 2025.
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 Haines City 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. Haines City starts at $59,630, so $8,510 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Haines City Police Department officer make?
Haines City Police Department starts a new officer on $59,630 a year, about $28.67 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 Police Officer posting, City of Haines City official recruitment portal (hainescityhr.applicantpool.com), open until filled.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #170 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 133 pay less, 169 pay more in the state — and #1,603 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $7,055 below, and against other municipal agencies $8,510 below.
What shifts do Haines City Police Department officers work?
Haines City prices the rank on 2,184 hours - a 42-hour week - so the City is pricing 12-hour shifts rather than a 2,080-hour year. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Haines City 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Haines | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$31,377 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$22,093 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$21,370 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$21,324 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$21,282 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$20,370 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$20,220 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$19,441 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$19,198 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$18,926 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$18,801 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$18,650 | #549 |
Base pay is only part of the year
Whatever the figure above, the rotation is what decides your year — which weekends you lose, when the changeovers land, what you can plan around. Save yours once and BlueShifts shows it a year ahead, with the off-duty jobs you take and what each one paid.
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