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Johnson 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.
Johnson County Sheriff's Office starts at $62,400 a year — about $30.00 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,285 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $1,160 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Kansas run about 10% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $69,281 would somewhere at average prices — $6,881 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 71 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 isJohnson County Sheriff's Office reported 488 sworn officers and 203 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 Johnson County says about itself
To cultivate a law enforcement organization that thrives on exceptional leadership and open communication with a commitment to building partnerships with the citizens we serve.
What Johnson County does
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is the sheriff's office for Johnson County, Kansas, in the Kansas City suburbs. It is organised in detention and operations bureaus.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 26 September 2026. Johnson County Government, Join JCSO - Deputy Sheriff: "Starting: $30.00 per hour ($62,400.00 annually)". — open the source document
One starting rate for every new deputy, printed as hourly and annual; the annual is used as printed. All new deputies attend 11 weeks of in-house pre-academy and then a 16-week in-house academy on this rate; credit for "previous FULL years of qualified experience" raises it, so $30.00 is the no-experience rate. The page is undated. Excluded: the longevity bonus.
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 Johnson 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. Johnson County starts at $62,400, so $1,165 below the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Johnson County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Johnson County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $62,400 a year, about $30.00 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 Johnson County Government, Join JCSO - Deputy Sheriff: "Starting: $30.00 per hour ($62,400.00 annually)"..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Kansas?
It ranks #10 of 22 agencies we have verified in Kansas — 12 pay less, 9 pay more in the state — and #1,423 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,285 below, and against other county agencies $1,160 below.
Compare with another department
Put Johnson 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 KS
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Johnson | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wichita Police Department | Municipal | 663 | $70,970 | +$8,570 | #879 |
| 2 | Kansas Highway Patrol | State | 467 | $68,182 | +$5,782 | #1,041 |
| 3 | Lenexa Police Department | Municipal | 93 | $66,013 | +$3,613 | #1,184 |
| 4 | Prairie Village Police Department | Municipal | 46 | $65,975 | +$3,575 | #1,186 |
| 5 | Topeka Police Department | Municipal | 273 | $65,374 | +$2,974 | #1,232 |
| 6 | Olathe Police Department | Municipal | 210 | $65,050 | +$2,650 | #1,253 |
| 7 | Shawnee Police Department | Municipal | 94 | $64,114 | +$1,714 | #1,311 |
| 8 | Leawood Police Department | Municipal | 61 | $63,036 | +$636 | #1,382 |
| 9 | Lawrence Police Department | Municipal | — | $62,462 | +$62 | #1,414 |
| 11 | University of Kansas Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 28 | $60,180 | −$2,220 | #1,553 |
| 12 | Shawnee County Sheriff's Office | County | 117 | $60,029 | −$2,371 | #1,563 |
| 13 | Saline County Sheriff's Office | County | 41 | $57,866 | −$4,534 | #1,693 |
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