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Michigan State 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.
Michigan State Police starts at $61,901 a year — about $29.76 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,489 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $3,097 below the median for state agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Michigan run about 4% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $64,335 would somewhere at average prices — $2,434 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 82 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. 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 isMichigan State Police reported 1,771 sworn officers 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 Michigan State says about itself
Be a leader and partner in law enforcement and public safety, with a highly trained, full-service state police force that is mobile, flexible, and responsive.
What Michigan State does
The Michigan State Police describes itself as a highly trained, full-service state police force that is mobile, flexible and responsive to emerging public-safety needs across Michigan, working from posts throughout both peninsulas.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Michigan State Police official Trooper careers pay information — open the source document
$61,900.80. Current official Michigan State Police recruiting information; verified 8 August 2026
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 Michigan State 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. Michigan State starts at $61,901, so $3,097 below the state middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Michigan State Police officer make?
Michigan State Police starts a new officer on $61,901 a year, about $29.76 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 Michigan State Police official Trooper careers pay information.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Michigan?
It ranks #20 of 38 agencies we have verified in Michigan — 18 pay less, 19 pay more in the state — and #1,158 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,489 below, and against other state agencies $3,097 below.
Compare with another department
Put Michigan State 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 MI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Michigan | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Police Department | Municipal | 110 | $78,224 | +$16,323 | #452 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 299 | $77,467 | +$15,566 | #471 |
| 3 | Wyoming Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $75,400 | +$13,499 | #539 |
| 4 | Sumpter Township Police Department | Municipal | 18 | $71,732 | +$9,831 | #684 |
| 5 | Lincoln Charter Township Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,696 | +$9,795 | #686 |
| 6 | Macomb County Sheriff's Office | County | 274 | $71,098 | +$9,197 | #718 |
| 7 | Muskegon Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $69,888 | +$7,987 | #781 |
| 8 | Livonia Police Department | Municipal | 117 | $69,784 | +$7,883 | #783 |
| 9 | Dearborn Police Department | Municipal | 186 | $69,080 | +$7,179 | #810 |
| 10 | Plymouth Township Police Department | Municipal | 33 | $68,140 | +$6,239 | #852 |
| 11 | Oscoda Township Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $68,140 | +$6,239 | #853 |
| 12 | Northville Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $65,956 | +$4,055 | #969 |
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