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McCleary 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.
McCleary Police Department starts at $65,895 a year — about $31.68 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $789 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,245 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Washington run about 7% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $61,577 somewhere at average prices — $4,318 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 126 against a national average of 100, where goods are 104. 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 isMcCleary Police Department reported 4 sworn officers and 2 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.9 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 2,070.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 McCleary says about itself
The McCleary Police Department provides law enforcement services to the city of McCleary, serving a community of about 2,000 people in Grays Harbor County. Alongside patrol and emergency response it publishes a recent police activity log and a monthly incident report, and provides information on domestic violence, missing juveniles, the registered sex offender list, the Crime Victims Advocacy Network and safe havens for abandoned newborns. Its officers are grateful for the chance to serve and for a community that supports what we do.
What McCleary does
The City of McCleary Comprehensive Plan states that the McCleary Police Department is responsible for law enforcement in the City.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 14 August 2026. City of McCleary — Police Officer — Entry Level — open the source document
Current official posting; 2025 salary range | Class: Police Officer — Entry Level | Post-academy: yes — City posting is expressly Entry Level/Lateral Police Officer and entry applicants test to academy entrance standards | Official City posting publishes $5,491.28-$6,681.04 monthly. The current published minimum annualizes to $65,895.36, replacing the prior $68,531.17 figure.
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 McCleary 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 | $33,280 | $68,140 | $163,619 | 1549 |
| County | $35,000 | $63,565 | $132,263 | 516 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,166 | $110,916 | 145 |
| 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 $5,400 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,900 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,300 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. McCleary starts at $65,895, so $2,245 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a McCleary Police Department officer make?
McCleary Police Department starts a new officer on $65,895 a year, about $31.68 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 McCleary — Police Officer — Entry Level.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Washington?
It ranks #85 of 92 agencies we have verified in Washington — 7 pay less, 84 pay more in the state — and #1,192 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $789 below, and against other municipal agencies $2,245 below.
Compare with another department
Put McCleary 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 WA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs McCleary | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Police Department | Municipal | 1,064 | $117,792 | +$51,897 | #38 |
| 2 | Redmond Police Department | Municipal | 81 | $110,435 | +$44,540 | #59 |
| 3 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 120 | $108,386 | +$42,491 | #68 |
| 4 | Lynnwood Police Department | Municipal | 71 | $106,371 | +$40,476 | #81 |
| 5 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | 207 | $102,516 | +$36,621 | #106 |
| 6 | Vancouver Police Department | Municipal | 226 | $101,832 | +$35,937 | #110 |
| 7 | Kirkland Police Department | Municipal | 108 | $101,218 | +$35,322 | #118 |
| 8 | Tukwila Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $101,064 | +$35,169 | #120 |
| 9 | Bothell Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $101,055 | +$35,159 | #121 |
| 10 | Mount Vernon Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $100,836 | +$34,941 | #125 |
| 11 | Kennewick Police Department | Municipal | 107 | $100,104 | +$34,209 | #128 |
| 12 | Edmonds Police Department | Municipal | 48 | $99,168 | +$33,273 | #140 |
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