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Homestead 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.
Homestead Police Department starts at $68,806 a year — about $33.08 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $2,122 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $666 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $66,535 somewhere at average prices — $2,272 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 isHomestead Police Department reported 124 sworn officers and 45 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 87,171.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 Homestead says about itself
Since 1999, HPD has been a pioneer in community policing and best practices for community engagement.
What Homestead does
The City describes Police Officers as responsible for preventing crime, enforcing laws, maintaining peace, arresting violators, controlling traffic and protecting the lives and property of the community.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. City of Homestead official Police Officer posting — open the source document
Posting dated 14 February 2025, closed to applications but live at checking; $33.08 hourly with the annual figure published as $68,806.40. The posting accepts both Florida-certified and non-certified candidates for the regular sworn officer position.
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 Homestead 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. Homestead starts at $68,806, so $666 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Homestead Police Department officer make?
Homestead Police Department starts a new officer on $68,806 a year, about $33.08 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 Homestead official Police Officer posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #75 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 228 pay less, 74 pay more in the state — and #1,004 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $2,122 above, and against other municipal agencies $666 above.
Compare with another department
Put Homestead 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 Homestead | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$22,201 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$12,917 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$12,194 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$12,148 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$12,105 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$11,194 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$11,044 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$10,265 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$10,022 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$9,749 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$9,624 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$9,474 | #549 |
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