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Miami-Dade 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.
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office starts at $62,252 a year — about $29.93 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,138 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $3,122 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL run about 14% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $54,533 somewhere at average prices — $7,719 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 156 against a national average of 100, where goods are 104. 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 isMiami-Dade Sheriff's Office reported 3,081 sworn officers and 1,136 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 Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office says it protects and serves Miami-Dade County with honor, integrity and professionalism, partnering with the community to ensure law and order, safety and trust through fair and transparent efforts. Its stated core values are integrity, respect, accountability and service.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office official Deputy Sheriff careers page — open the source document
Our $64,559.82 figure belongs to the Deputy Trainee posting. The Sheriff's current official careers page separately identifies Probationary Deputy Sheriff as the officer class and lists its minimum annual salary at $62,252.06.
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 Miami-Dade 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. Miami-Dade starts at $62,252, so $3,122 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office officer make?
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $62,252 a year, about $29.93 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 Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office official Deputy Sheriff careers page.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #79 of 141 agencies we have verified in Florida — 62 pay less, 78 pay more in the state — and #1,145 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,138 below, and against other county agencies $3,122 below.
Compare with another department
Put Miami-Dade 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Miami-Dade | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $86,674 | +$24,422 | #270 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$19,471 | #354 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$18,748 | #379 |
| 4 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$18,660 | #383 |
| 5 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$17,748 | #411 |
| 6 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$16,304 | #441 |
| 7 | Coral Springs Police Department | Municipal | 222 | $77,516 | +$15,264 | #470 |
| 8 | Boynton Beach Police Department | Municipal | 173 | $76,650 | +$14,398 | #490 |
| 9 | North Palm Beach Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $76,378 | +$14,126 | #497 |
| 10 | Naples Police Department | Municipal | 74 | $76,320 | +$14,068 | #501 |
| 11 | West Palm Beach Police Department | Municipal | 295 | $75,921 | +$13,669 | #524 |
| 12 | Bay Harbor Islands Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $75,836 | +$13,584 | #528 |
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