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Lincoln 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.
Lincoln Police Department starts at $69,000 a year — about $33.17 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $610 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $2,264 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Rhode Island run about 2% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $67,462 somewhere at average prices — $1,538 less than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 147, where goods are 97. 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 isLincoln Police Department reported 40 sworn officers and 8 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 23,727.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 Lincoln
Lincoln Police Department provides municipal law-enforcement services centered on protection of life and property, crime prevention and investigation, traffic safety and responsive service. Official Town materials emphasize professionalism, public trust, community partnership and maintaining a safe community
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy government-hosted 2026 Lincoln Police — open the source document
2026 Entry Level Police Officer Recruitment; application deadline 15 March 2026; salary range begins $69,000
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 Lincoln 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. Lincoln starts at $69,000, so $2,287 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Lincoln Police Department officer make?
Lincoln Police Department starts a new officer on $69,000 a year, about $33.17 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 Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy government-hosted 2026 Lincoln Police.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Rhode Island?
It ranks #6 of 11 agencies we have verified in Rhode Island — 5 pay less, 5 pay more in the state — and #814 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $610 above, and against other municipal agencies $2,264 below.
Compare with another department
Put Lincoln 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 RI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Lincoln | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management — Division of Law Enforcement / Environmental Police | State | 32 | $90,850 | +$21,850 | #197 |
| 2 | Rhode Island State Police | State | 267 | $81,579 | +$12,579 | #358 |
| 3 | Providence Police Department | Municipal | 435 | $81,468 | +$12,468 | #361 |
| 4 | North Providence Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,787 | +$2,787 | #680 |
| 5 | East Providence Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $69,155 | +$155 | #807 |
| 7 | Warwick Police Department | Municipal | 169 | $65,739 | −$3,261 | #980 |
| 8 | Cranston Police Department | Municipal | 147 | $63,309 | −$5,691 | #1,095 |
| 9 | Johnston Police Department | Municipal | 63 | $62,778 | −$6,222 | #1,116 |
| 10 | South Kingstown Police Department | Municipal | 54 | $62,094 | −$6,906 | #1,152 |
| 11 | Rhode Island Capitol Police | State | — | $61,460 | −$7,540 | #1,175 |
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