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Monmouth County 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.
Monmouth County Sheriff's Office starts at $50,000 a year — about $24.04 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $18,390 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $15,374 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ run about 13% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $44,420 somewhere at average prices — $5,580 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 149 against a national average of 100, where goods are 110. 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 isMonmouth County Sheriff's Office reported 442 sworn officers and 190 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.
What Monmouth County says about itself
Sheriff Golden proudly leads more than 800 sworn officers and employees who are dedicated to serving the public safety needs in Monmouth County. DESCRIPTION: The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office serves county public-safety needs through Law Enforcement, Communications, Corrections and Special Operations, and administers emergency management, EMS, police and fire academies and the County Fire Marshal's Office.
What Monmouth County does
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office includes law enforcement, communications, corrections and special operations, and administers the Office of Emergency Management and the Police Academy. Its law enforcement responsibilities include warrants, court security and civil process.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 9 August 2026. County of Monmouth Sheriff's Officer recruitment — open the source document
Their source is effective 6 December 2024.
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 Monmouth County 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. Monmouth County starts at $50,000, so $15,374 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Monmouth County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Monmouth County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $50,000 a year, about $24.04 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 County of Monmouth Sheriff's Officer recruitment.
Is that good pay for a police officer in New Jersey?
It ranks #14 of 15 agencies we have verified in New Jersey — 1 pay less, 13 pay more in the state — and #1,566 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $18,390 below, and against other county agencies $15,374 below.
Compare with another department
Put Monmouth County 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 NJ
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Monmouth | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Fish & Wildlife Conservation Police | State | — | $74,153 | +$24,153 | #588 |
| 2 | New Jersey State Police | State | 3,351 | $64,956 | +$14,956 | #1,028 |
| 3 | Galloway Township Police Department | Municipal | 68 | $64,236 | +$14,236 | #1,054 |
| 4 | New Jersey State Parole Board | State | — | $63,268 | +$13,268 | #1,099 |
| 5 | North Plainfield Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $59,036 | +$9,036 | #1,282 |
| 6 | Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department | Municipal | 16 | $58,000 | +$8,000 | #1,322 |
| 7 | Toms River Township Police Department | Municipal | 145 | $56,792 | +$6,792 | #1,374 |
| 8 | South Brunswick Police Department | Municipal | — | $55,165 | +$5,165 | #1,421 |
| 9 | New Jersey Department of Corrections — Correctional Police | State | — | $55,081 | +$5,081 | #1,426 |
| 10 | Atlantic City Police Department | Municipal | 295 | $54,500 | +$4,500 | #1,453 |
| 11 | Atlantic Highlands Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $52,975 | +$2,975 | #1,500 |
| 12 | New Jersey State Park Police | State | 81 | $50,604 | +$604 | #1,546 |
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