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Laramie 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.
Laramie Police Department starts at $64,329 a year — about $30.93 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,061 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $6,936 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Wyoming run about 7% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $69,401 would somewhere at average prices — $5,073 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 71 against a national average of 100, where goods are 95. 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 isLaramie Police Department reported 45 sworn officers and 25 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 33,350.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.
About Laramie
Laramie Police Department provides municipal law-enforcement service and offers patrol and specialized Police Officer assignments.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. City of Laramie Police Careers — open the source document
Current City page publishes annual Police Officer salary range of $64,328.56-$76,878.58 and separately states lateral pay depends on prior service. The no-experience minimum $64,328.56 is used. Class: Police Officer. Trainee class: Entry-level Police Officer hiring is available; lateral applicants are separately placed according to prior service. City careers page recruits Police Officers for Laramie municipal law-enforcement service.
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 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. Laramie starts at $64,329, so $6,958 below the municipal middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Laramie Police Department officer make?
Laramie Police Department starts a new officer on $64,329 a year, about $30.93 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 City of Laramie Police Careers.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wyoming?
It ranks #6 of 11 agencies we have verified in Wyoming — 5 pay less, 5 pay more in the state — and #1,050 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,061 below, and against other municipal agencies $6,936 below.
Compare with another department
Put Laramie 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 WY
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Laramie | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming Highway Patrol | State | 194 | $68,619 | +$4,291 | #830 |
| 2 | Converse County Sheriff's Office | County | 24 | $67,111 | +$2,782 | #911 |
| 3 | Gillette Police Department | Municipal | 62 | $66,560 | +$2,231 | #944 |
| 4 | Campbell County Sheriff's Office | County | 56 | $65,832 | +$1,503 | #976 |
| 5 | Sheridan Police Department | Municipal | 28 | $64,748 | +$419 | #1,035 |
| 7 | Green River Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $62,962 | −$1,367 | #1,115 |
| 8 | Casper Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $62,670 | −$1,658 | #1,120 |
| 9 | Cheyenne Police Department | Municipal | 111 | $62,500 | −$1,829 | #1,132 |
| 10 | Wyoming Game and Fish Department — Law Enforcement / Game Wardens | State | — | $56,422 | −$7,906 | #1,386 |
| 11 | Laramie County Sheriff's Department | County | 56 | $54,080 | −$10,249 | #1,464 |
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