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Laramie County Sheriff's 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.
Laramie County Sheriff's Department starts at $54,080 a year — about $26.00 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $12,605 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $9,480 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Cheyenne, WY run about 4% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $56,047 would somewhere at average prices — $1,967 more than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 78 against a national average of 100, where goods are 95. Based on price levels for this metropolitan 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 isLaramie County Sheriff's Department reported 56 sworn officers and 139 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 Laramie County says about itself
The Laramie County Sheriff's Office in partnership with the community is dedicated to providing ethical and professional services that promote and protect the well-being, safety and security of all people in the county; and to operating a safe constitutional jail system.
What Laramie County does
Laramie County Sheriff's Department states that Patrol Deputies protect life and property and preserve the peace by patrolling assigned areas, impartially enforcing laws and ordinances, detaining and interviewing violators, apprehending suspects and responding to calls for assistance.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Laramie County Government official GovernmentJobs posting — Patrol Deputy — open the source document
Opening 11 May 2026; official hiring range begins $26.00/hour
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 Laramie 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. Laramie County starts at $54,080, so $9,485 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Laramie County Sheriff's Department officer make?
Laramie County Sheriff's Department starts a new officer on $54,080 a year, about $26.00 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 Laramie County Government official GovernmentJobs posting — Patrol Deputy.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wyoming?
It ranks #17 of 17 agencies we have verified in Wyoming — 0 pay less, 16 pay more in the state — and #1,905 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $12,605 below, and against other county agencies $9,480 below.
Compare with another department
Put Laramie County Sheriff's 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 WY
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Laramie | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teton County Sheriff's Office | County | 31 | $73,178 | +$19,098 | #749 |
| 2 | Wyoming Highway Patrol | State | 194 | $68,619 | +$14,539 | #1,011 |
| 3 | Converse County Sheriff's Office | County | 24 | $67,111 | +$13,031 | #1,115 |
| 4 | Gillette Police Department | Municipal | 62 | $66,560 | +$12,480 | #1,154 |
| 5 | Rock Springs Police Department | Municipal | 38 | $65,894 | +$11,814 | #1,193 |
| 6 | Campbell County Sheriff's Office | County | 56 | $65,832 | +$11,752 | #1,198 |
| 7 | Sheridan Police Department | Municipal | 28 | $64,748 | +$10,668 | #1,280 |
| 8 | Laramie Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $64,329 | +$10,249 | #1,300 |
| 9 | Green River Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $62,962 | +$8,882 | #1,389 |
| 10 | Casper Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $62,670 | +$8,590 | #1,396 |
| 11 | Cheyenne Police Department | Municipal | 111 | $62,500 | +$8,420 | #1,411 |
| 12 | Rawlins Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $58,323 | +$4,243 | #1,658 |
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