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Lander 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.
Lander County Sheriff's Office starts at $51,480 a year — about $24.75 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $16,910 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $13,894 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Nevada run about 5% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $54,293 would somewhere at average prices — $2,813 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 82 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. Based on price levels for the non-metropolitan part of this state, because this agency is outside every 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 isLander County Sheriff's Office reported 16 sworn officers and 21 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 Lander County says about itself
We are committed in providing the best service and protection to our residents and visitors of Lander County. We are looking for career seekers who understand problem solving, critical thinking, are disciplined, good communicators, display integrity, honesty, and commitment, want to make a difference and have a desire to serve their community.
What Lander County does
Lander County Sheriff's Office provides patrol, criminal investigations, detention, court-security, civil, dispatch and emergency public-safety services. Official County materials emphasize professional law enforcement and service to residents and visitors throughout the county.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Sheriff Deputy Category 1 entry-level posting — open the source document
$51,480. Opening 7/8/2026
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.
How this level compares
Where Lander 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. Lander County starts at $51,480, so $13,894 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Lander County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Lander County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $51,480 a year, about $24.75 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 Sheriff Deputy Category 1 entry-level posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Nevada?
It ranks #18 of 19 agencies we have verified in Nevada — 1 pay less, 17 pay more in the state — and #1,529 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $16,910 below, and against other county agencies $13,894 below.
Compare with another department
Put Lander 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 NV
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Lander | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada Gaming Control Board — Enforcement Division | State | 63 | $102,692 | +$51,212 | #79 |
| 2 | Boulder City Police Department | Municipal | 35 | $75,941 | +$24,461 | #522 |
| 3 | Washoe County Sheriff's Office | County | 465 | $75,296 | +$23,816 | #546 |
| 4 | Henderson Police Department | Municipal | 534 | $71,885 | +$20,405 | #672 |
| 5 | Reno Police Department | Municipal | 336 | $68,890 | +$17,410 | #820 |
| 6 | North Las Vegas Police Department | Municipal | 315 | $68,099 | +$16,619 | #856 |
| 7 | Nevada State Police — Highway Patrol | State | — | $67,939 | +$16,459 | #866 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | Municipal | 3,226 | $67,662 | +$16,182 | #881 |
| 9 | Douglas County Sheriff's Office | County | 104 | $66,851 | +$15,371 | #926 |
| 10 | Clark County Office of Public Safety | Municipal | — | $64,022 | +$12,542 | #1,059 |
| 11 | Nevada Department of Agriculture — Agricultural Police | State | — | $60,636 | +$9,156 | #1,206 |
| 12 | City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety | Municipal | 109 | $58,912 | +$7,432 | #1,291 |
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