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Menomonee Falls 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.
Menomonee Falls Police Department starts at $82,618 a year — about $39.72 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,228 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $11,353 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Wisconsin run about 6% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $87,802 would somewhere at average prices — $5,185 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 79 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 isMenomonee Falls Police Department reported 59 sworn officers and 15 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 41,236.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.
About Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls Police Department says its mission is to preserve the public peace, protect persons and property and provide services for the betterment of the community. It describes itself as an organization of professionals dedicated to the safety of people who live, work and recreate in the Village and emphasizes service, respect, integrity, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and loyalty
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Village of Menomonee Falls official Police Officer (Law Enforcement Academy Sponsorship) — open the source document
Opened 24 February 2026; recruitment is for non-certified/non-academy applicants; official minimum $82,617.60
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 Menomonee Falls 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. Menomonee Falls starts at $82,618, so $11,331 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Menomonee Falls Police Department officer make?
Menomonee Falls Police Department starts a new officer on $82,618 a year, about $39.72 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 Village of Menomonee Falls official Police Officer (Law Enforcement Academy Sponsorship).
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wisconsin?
It ranks #1 of 74 agencies we have verified in Wisconsin — the highest in the state in the state — and #339 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,228 above, and against other municipal agencies $11,353 above.
Compare with another department
Put Menomonee Falls 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 WI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Menomonee | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fitchburg Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $78,790 | −$3,827 | #432 |
| 3 | Brookfield Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $78,666 | −$3,952 | #438 |
| 4 | Cedarburg Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $77,561 | −$5,056 | #469 |
| 5 | Stoughton Police Department | Municipal | 23 | $76,378 | −$6,240 | #498 |
| 6 | Waukesha County Sheriff's Office | County | 158 | $76,128 | −$6,490 | #505 |
| 7 | River Falls Police Department | Municipal | 27 | $75,525 | −$7,093 | #535 |
| 8 | Grafton Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $75,102 | −$7,516 | #555 |
| 9 | Dodge County Sheriff's Office | County | 64 | $75,088 | −$7,530 | #556 |
| 10 | St. Croix County Sheriff's Office | County | 98 | $74,695 | −$7,922 | #568 |
| 11 | Kenosha Police Department | Municipal | 231 | $74,640 | −$7,978 | #572 |
| 12 | Glendale Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $74,040 | −$8,577 | #592 |
| 13 | Washburn County Sheriff's Office | County | 22 | $72,696 | −$9,922 | #642 |
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