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Lake Clarke Shores 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.
Lake Clarke Shores Police Department starts at $73,000 a year — about $35.10 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,315 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $4,860 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $70,590 somewhere at average prices — $2,410 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 isLake Clarke Shores Police Department reported 9 sworn officers and 1 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.5 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 3,645.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 Lake Clarke Shores says about itself
The Lake Clarke Shores Police Department is a community-oriented agency that values professionalism, integrity, and respect. Our officers are dedicated to building positive relationships with residents while maintaining the highest standards of public safety.
What Lake Clarke Shores does
The Lake Clarke Shores Police Department is the municipal force for the Town of Lake Clarke Shores in Palm Beach County, a canal-front town west of Lake Worth. Alongside patrol it publishes investigations, a marine patrol for the Town's canal system, code enforcement and emergency operations, and offers officers specialised assignments in marine patrol, traffic enforcement and community outreach.
Shifts at Lake Clarke Shores
Lake Clarke Shores sets the work period at the Town's discretion as either 40 hours in a 7-day period on 8-hour shifts or 84 hours in a 14-day period on 12-hour shifts, with no officer working more than 18 consecutive hours.
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Where the figure comes from
Checked 1 September 2026. Article 23 Section 1, Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Lake Clarke Shores and the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association, 2026-2029 (PERC certification 1843), read in full; the Town's own current Police Officer vacancy announcement carries the same figure — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 May 2026.
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.
Entry pay through 2028
Every point is the entry-class annual base printed in the agency’s own pay document. Base pay only — no shift differential, incentives or allowances.
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How this level compares
Where Lake Clarke Shores 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. Lake Clarke Shores starts at $73,000, so $4,860 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Lake Clarke Shores Police Department officer make?
Lake Clarke Shores Police Department starts a new officer on $73,000 a year, about $35.10 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 Article 23 Section 1, Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Lake Clarke Shores and the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association, 2026-2029 (PERC certification 1843), read in full; the Town's own current Police Officer vacancy announcement carries the same figure.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #38 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 265 pay less, 37 pay more in the state — and #761 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,315 above, and against other municipal agencies $4,860 above.
What shifts do Lake Clarke Shores Police Department officers work?
Lake Clarke Shores sets the work period at the Town's discretion as either 40 hours in a 7-day period on 8-hour shifts or 84 hours in a 14-day period on 12-hour shifts, with no officer working more than 18 consecutive hours. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Lake Clarke Shores 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 Lake | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$18,007 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$8,723 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$8,000 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$7,954 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$7,912 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$7,000 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$6,850 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$6,071 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$5,828 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$5,556 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$5,430 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$5,280 | #549 |
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