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Marinette 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.
Marinette County Sheriff's Office starts at $68,578 a year — about $32.97 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $188 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $3,203 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Wisconsin run about 10% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $76,557 would somewhere at average prices — $7,980 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 63 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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.
How big the department isMarinette County Sheriff's Office reported 34 sworn officers and 23 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.
About Marinette County
Marinette County Office of Sheriff serves the third-largest county in Wisconsin by land area, running along the Michigan border and down to Lake Michigan, from the city of Marinette. It states its mission as protecting and serving everyone who lives in or visits the county and preserving the peace, done with honour, integrity and high ethical standards so as to keep public confidence. Its civil process division serves legal papers under Wisconsin Statute 59.27(4), which requires the sheriff, personally or through the undersheriff or deputies, to serve every process, writ, precept and order issued by lawful authority. The office also runs the county jail and a drug drop box.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Wisconsin Department of Justice WILENET official employment posting — — open the source document
2026 recruitment; application deadline 12 June 2026; salary range $32.97-$37.52
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.
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How this level compares
Where Marinette 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. Marinette County starts at $68,578, so $3,204 above the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Marinette County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Marinette County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $68,578 a year, about $32.97 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 Wisconsin Department of Justice WILENET official employment posting —.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wisconsin?
It ranks #29 of 74 agencies we have verified in Wisconsin — 45 pay less, 28 pay more in the state — and #831 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $188 above, and against other county agencies $3,203 above.
Compare with another department
Put Marinette 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 WI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Marinette | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menomonee Falls Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $82,618 | +$14,040 | #339 |
| 2 | Fitchburg Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $78,790 | +$10,213 | #432 |
| 3 | Brookfield Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $78,666 | +$10,088 | #438 |
| 4 | Cedarburg Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $77,561 | +$8,984 | #469 |
| 5 | Stoughton Police Department | Municipal | 23 | $76,378 | +$7,800 | #498 |
| 6 | Waukesha County Sheriff's Office | County | 158 | $76,128 | +$7,550 | #505 |
| 7 | River Falls Police Department | Municipal | 27 | $75,525 | +$6,947 | #535 |
| 8 | Grafton Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $75,102 | +$6,524 | #555 |
| 9 | Dodge County Sheriff's Office | County | 64 | $75,088 | +$6,510 | #556 |
| 10 | St. Croix County Sheriff's Office | County | 98 | $74,695 | +$6,118 | #568 |
| 11 | Kenosha Police Department | Municipal | 231 | $74,640 | +$6,062 | #572 |
| 12 | Glendale Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $74,040 | +$5,463 | #592 |
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