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Macomb 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.
Macomb County Sheriff's Office starts at $71,098 a year — about $34.18 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $2,708 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $5,724 above the median for county agencies.
How big the department isMacomb County Sheriff's Office reported 274 sworn officers and 306 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 Macomb County says about itself
Determined to keep your trust; working to keep you safe.
What Macomb County does
The Macomb County Sheriff's Office has long provided county law-enforcement services, including road patrol, marine patrol and contracted policing. Its own history and command biographies describe deputies serving in road patrol, traffic enforcement, investigations, narcotics, fugitive apprehension and specialized units
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Macomb County Civil Service Commission 2026 Sheriff's Office Wage Schedules — open the source document
Their source is effective 20 July 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 Macomb 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. Macomb County starts at $71,098, so $5,724 above the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Macomb County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Macomb County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $71,098 a year, about $34.18 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 Macomb County Civil Service Commission 2026 Sheriff's Office Wage Schedules.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Michigan?
It ranks #6 of 38 agencies we have verified in Michigan — 32 pay less, 5 pay more in the state — and #718 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $2,708 above, and against other county agencies $5,724 above.
Compare with another department
Put Macomb 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 MI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Macomb | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Police Department | Municipal | 110 | $78,224 | +$7,126 | #452 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 299 | $77,467 | +$6,369 | #471 |
| 3 | Wyoming Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $75,400 | +$4,302 | #539 |
| 4 | Sumpter Township Police Department | Municipal | 18 | $71,732 | +$634 | #684 |
| 5 | Lincoln Charter Township Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,696 | +$598 | #686 |
| 7 | Muskegon Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $69,888 | −$1,210 | #781 |
| 8 | Livonia Police Department | Municipal | 117 | $69,784 | −$1,314 | #783 |
| 9 | Dearborn Police Department | Municipal | 186 | $69,080 | −$2,018 | #810 |
| 10 | Plymouth Township Police Department | Municipal | 33 | $68,140 | −$2,958 | #852 |
| 11 | Oscoda Township Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $68,140 | −$2,958 | #853 |
| 12 | Northville Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $65,956 | −$5,142 | #969 |
| 13 | Grand Valley State University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 21 | $65,000 | −$6,098 | #1,023 |
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