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Hall 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.
Hall County Sheriff's Office starts at $61,027 a year — about $29.34 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $7,363 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $4,347 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Grand Island, NE run about 13% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $70,424 would somewhere at average prices — $9,397 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 62 against a national average of 100, 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 isHall County Sheriff's Office reported 34 sworn officers and 14 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.
About Hall County
Hall County reports 29 sworn deputies providing law-enforcement services to county residents. The Sheriff's Office performs patrol, investigations, crime prevention and related law-enforcement functions across urban, suburban and rural areas
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff recruitment and 2026 Deputy application packet — open the source document
Hall County's official Deputy recruitment lists a 9-step pay scale of $29.34-$37.52/hour and says active/prior law-enforcement certification or experience "may be considered," rather than required. The 2026 application packet requires copies of law-enforcement certificates only "if applicable" and requires applicants to pass Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center entry requirements. Annualized minimum: $29.34 x 2,080 = $61,027.20. The salary document is older than the 2026 application packet and is flagged as a weak source Hall County's Deputy Sheriff recruitment describes the job as law enforcement, investigations and crime-prevention work. Applicants need only be able to pass Nebraska La
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 Hall 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. Hall County starts at $61,027, so $4,347 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Hall County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Hall County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $61,027 a year, about $29.34 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 Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff recruitment and 2026 Deputy application packet.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Nebraska?
It ranks #11 of 17 agencies we have verified in Nebraska — 6 pay less, 10 pay more in the state — and #1,191 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $7,363 below, and against other county agencies $4,347 below.
Compare with another department
Put Hall 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 NE
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Hall | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Police Department | Municipal | 351 | $74,568 | +$13,541 | #574 |
| 2 | Sarpy County Sheriff's Office | County | 114 | $73,861 | +$12,834 | #600 |
| 3 | La Vista Police Department | Municipal | 42 | $73,653 | +$12,626 | #605 |
| 4 | Lancaster County Sheriff's Office | County | 86 | $72,280 | +$11,253 | #653 |
| 5 | Nebraska State Patrol | State | 410 | $70,195 | +$9,168 | #760 |
| 6 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 30 | $70,042 | +$9,015 | #766 |
| 7 | Papillion Police Department | Municipal | 48 | $69,086 | +$8,059 | #809 |
| 8 | Douglas County Sheriff's Office | County | 155 | $68,744 | +$7,717 | #827 |
| 9 | Grand Island Police Department | Municipal | 89 | $67,621 | +$6,594 | #886 |
| 10 | Columbus Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $65,340 | +$4,313 | #1,003 |
| 12 | Nebraska Game and Parks Commission — Law Enforcement Division | State | — | $58,947 | −$2,080 | #1,288 |
| 13 | Adams County Sheriff's Office | County | 19 | $57,824 | −$3,203 | #1,336 |
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