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Massillon 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.
Massillon Police Department starts at $63,814 a year — about $30.68 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,576 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $7,450 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Canton-Massillon, OH run about 11% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $71,376 would somewhere at average prices — $7,562 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 58 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. Based on price levels for this metropolitan 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 isMassillon Police Department reported 49 sworn officers and 4 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.5 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 32,928.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.
What Massillon says about itself
The mission of the Massillon Police Department is to Protect lives and property, Prevent crime and fear of crime, and to Promote public safety and a feeling of security.
What Massillon does
The Massillon Police Department states that its mission is to protect lives and property, prevent crime and fear of crime, and promote public safety and security with honor, integrity, and high ethical standards.
Shifts at Massillon
Massillon's uniform officers are assigned to three eight-hour shifts: days from 6:00 am, afternoons from 2:00 pm and midnights from 10:00 pm, each with two sergeants.
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Where the figure comes from
Checked 14 August 2026. City of Massillon / Massillon Civil Service Commission — Police Officer — Entry Level OPOTA Certified — open the source document
Police Officer examination notice for February 18, 2026 | Class: Police Officer — Entry Level OPOTA Certified | Post-academy: yes — official 2026 examination notice expressly identifies $30.68 as Entry Level Pay OPOTA Certified | Official City examination notice publishes Entry Level Pay OPOTA Certified at $30.68/hour and cadet pay at $27.61/hour. $30.68 x 2,080 = $63,814.40 exactly.
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 Massillon 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. Massillon starts at $63,814, so $7,473 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Massillon Police Department officer make?
Massillon Police Department starts a new officer on $63,814 a year, about $30.68 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 City of Massillon / Massillon Civil Service Commission — Police Officer — Entry Level OPOTA Certified.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Ohio?
It ranks #34 of 40 agencies we have verified in Ohio — 6 pay less, 33 pay more in the state — and #1,067 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,576 below, and against other municipal agencies $7,450 below.
What shifts do Massillon Police Department officers work?
Massillon's uniform officers are assigned to three eight-hour shifts: days from 6:00 am, afternoons from 2:00 pm and midnights from 10:00 pm, each with two sergeants. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Massillon 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 OH
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Massillon | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westlake Police Department | Municipal | — | $88,712 | +$24,898 | #236 |
| 2 | University Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $82,259 | +$18,445 | #343 |
| 3 | Powell Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $81,426 | +$17,612 | #364 |
| 4 | Stow Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $80,288 | +$16,474 | #404 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Police Department | Municipal | 971 | $79,359 | +$15,545 | #423 |
| 6 | Canfield Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $79,002 | +$15,188 | #428 |
| 7 | Mentor Police Department | Municipal | — | $77,849 | +$14,034 | #461 |
| 8 | Beavercreek Police Department | Municipal | 53 | $76,918 | +$13,104 | #482 |
| 9 | Grandview Heights Division of Police | Municipal | 24 | $76,708 | +$12,893 | #487 |
| 10 | Shaker Heights Police Department | Municipal | 68 | $76,566 | +$12,752 | #493 |
| 11 | Centerville Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $75,608 | +$11,794 | #533 |
| 12 | Delaware Police Department | Municipal | 56 | $75,254 | +$11,440 | #548 |
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