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Jefferson 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.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office starts at $52,000 a year — about $25.00 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,685 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $11,560 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $50,283 somewhere at average prices — $1,717 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 isJefferson County Sheriff's Office reported 32 sworn officers and 29 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 Jefferson County says about itself
The Jefferson County Sheriffs Office Patrol Division is comprised of Deputies who work diligently to provide 24/7 service to our County. The fundamental goal of our deputies is to serve and protect Jefferson County. Deputies are first responders who answer calls for service on anything from traffic concerns, animal welfare to business checks and many calls in between. Jefferson County Sheriffs Office focuses on crime prevention through active patrols, traffic enforcement and community outreach. The Jefferson County Sheriffs Office is committed to providing a safe community for our citizens.
What Jefferson County does
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office serves Jefferson County in the Florida panhandle from Monticello, east of Tallahassee. Its patrol division provides 24/7 cover, and it runs a drug task force, school resource deputies in the county's schools, an evidence custodian, the county jail and a 24-hour victim advocate service in the second judicial circuit. Two of its published community programmes are a Building Check Program and an AGRICULTURE WATCH PROGRAM, the second of which is a rural-county service few urban agencies run.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 31 August 2026. Entry minimum salary, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report, Sheriff's Office Salary 2025. — 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 Jefferson 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 | $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. Jefferson County starts at $52,000, so $11,565 below the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $52,000 a year, about $25.00 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 Entry minimum salary, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report, Sheriff's Office Salary 2025..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #229 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 74 pay less, 228 pay more in the state — and #1,988 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,685 below, and against other county agencies $11,560 below.
Compare with another department
Put Jefferson 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Jefferson | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$39,007 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$29,723 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$29,000 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$28,954 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$28,912 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$28,000 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$27,850 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$27,071 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$26,828 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$26,556 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$26,430 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$26,280 | #549 |
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