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Macon-Bibb 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.
Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's Office starts at $45,718 a year — about $21.98 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $22,672 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $19,656 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Georgia run about 13% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $52,560 would somewhere at average prices — $6,841 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 53 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.
What Macon-Bibb County says about itself
At the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, we are committed to delivering courteous and professional law enforcement services to our community.
What Macon-Bibb County does
Bibb County Sheriff's Office provides law-enforcement, detention, court-security, civil-process and specialized public-safety services for Macon-Bibb County. Official agency materials emphasize professional service, public safety, crime prevention and community partnership.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Macon-Bibb County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff (Non Certified & Certified) — open the source document
Current continuous official recruitment verified 8 August 2026; official annual minimum $45,718.40; title expressly accepts non-certified applicants
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 Macon-Bibb 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. Macon-Bibb County starts at $45,718, so $19,656 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $45,718 a year, about $21.98 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 Macon-Bibb County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff (Non Certified & Certified).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Georgia?
It ranks #24 of 25 agencies we have verified in Georgia — 1 pay less, 23 pay more in the state — and #1,623 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $22,672 below, and against other county agencies $19,656 below.
Compare with another department
Put Macon-Bibb 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 GA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Macon-Bibb | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Springs Police Department | Municipal | 149 | $71,686 | +$25,968 | #687 |
| 2 | Georgia Bureau of Investigation | State | 338 | $64,977 | +$19,258 | #1,027 |
| 3 | Georgia State Patrol | State | — | $63,684 | +$17,966 | #1,072 |
| 4 | South Fulton Police Department | Municipal | 213 | $63,440 | +$17,722 | #1,086 |
| 5 | Roswell Police Department | Municipal | 154 | $62,462 | +$16,744 | #1,135 |
| 6 | Savannah Police Department | Municipal | 425 | $61,989 | +$16,271 | #1,156 |
| 7 | Alpharetta Police Department | Municipal | 105 | $61,100 | +$15,382 | #1,190 |
| 8 | Atlanta Police Department | Municipal | 1,817 | $60,987 | +$15,269 | #1,196 |
| 9 | Snellville Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $60,905 | +$15,187 | #1,199 |
| 10 | Fulton County Sheriff's Office | County | 349 | $60,000 | +$14,282 | #1,240 |
| 11 | Fulton County Police Department | Municipal | 349 | $60,000 | +$14,282 | #1,249 |
| 12 | Athens-Clarke County Police Department | Municipal | 235 | $59,287 | +$13,569 | #1,275 |
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