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Maryland Transportation Authority Police 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.
Maryland Transportation Authority Police starts at $71,258 a year — about $34.26 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $2,868 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $6,260 above the median for state agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Maryland run about 5% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $67,891 somewhere at average prices — $3,367 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 121 against a national average of 100, where goods are 103. 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 isMaryland Transportation Authority Police reported 392 sworn officers and 148 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 Maryland Transportation Authority says about itself
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police provides Safety, Security and Service in partnership with the community to all who use and work on MDTA facilities and other vital transportation assets located throughout Maryland.
What Maryland Transportation Authority does
The Maryland Transportation Authority Police is a full-service state police agency responsible for law enforcement, security and public safety at Maryland Transportation Authority toll facilities and other transportation properties. Officers patrol bridges, tunnels, turnpikes and related facilities, enforce Maryland law, investigate crashes and crimes and protect employees, travelers and state infrastructure.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 9 August 2026. Maryland Transportation Authority Police Officer Recruitment - Police Officer Salary, Minimum Qualifications and Benefits — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 July 2025.
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 Maryland Transportation Authority 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. Maryland Transportation Authority starts at $71,258, so $6,260 above the state middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Maryland Transportation Authority Police officer make?
Maryland Transportation Authority Police starts a new officer on $71,258 a year, about $34.26 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 Maryland Transportation Authority Police Officer Recruitment - Police Officer Salary, Minimum Qualifications and Benefits.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Maryland?
It ranks #5 of 26 agencies we have verified in Maryland — 21 pay less, 4 pay more in the state — and #710 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $2,868 above, and against other state agencies $6,260 above.
Compare with another department
Put Maryland Transportation Authority Police 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 MD
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Maryland | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockville City Police Department | Municipal | — | $75,256 | +$3,998 | #547 |
| 2 | Maryland Transit Administration Police Force | State | — | $72,829 | +$1,571 | #635 |
| 3 | Anne Arundel County Police Department | Municipal | 82 | $72,802 | +$1,544 | #636 |
| 4 | Frederick Police Department | Municipal | 151 | $71,351 | +$93 | #703 |
| 6 | St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office | County | 167 | $71,011 | −$247 | #720 |
| 7 | Prince George's County Police Department | County | 1,343 | $70,257 | −$1,001 | #754 |
| 8 | Worcester County Sheriff's Office | County | 91 | $70,221 | −$1,037 | #757 |
| 9 | Wicomico County Sheriff's Office | County | 97 | $70,000 | −$1,258 | #768 |
| 10 | Gaithersburg Police Department | Municipal | 66 | $70,000 | −$1,258 | #771 |
| 11 | Maryland State Police | State | 1,434 | $69,360 | −$1,898 | #795 |
| 12 | Maryland Natural Resources Police | State | 263 | $68,673 | −$2,585 | #828 |
| 13 | Baltimore Police Department | Municipal | 2,051 | $68,359 | −$2,899 | #842 |
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