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Mount Dora 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.
Mount Dora Police Department starts at $61,972 a year — about $29.79 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,713 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $6,168 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $59,926 somewhere at average prices — $2,046 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 122 against a national average of 100, where goods are 98. 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 isMount Dora Police Department reported 50 sworn officers and 7 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 18,757.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 Mount Dora says about itself
The Mount Dora Police Department collaborates with local agencies and organizations to strengthen community partnerships and provide a safe and secure environment in which to live, work, and visit. All members of our department strive to provide an exceptional level of professionalism with each encounter and are resolved to accomplish our mission: To ensure the safety and well-being of our community though proactive policing, integrity, transparency, and meaningful partnerships with those we serve.
What Mount Dora does
The Mount Dora Police Department is the municipal force for Mount Dora in Lake County, a city of about 16,000 in the Orlando metropolitan area. The department states that it was the first agency in the nation to achieve accreditation, and displays 'First in the Nation' on its vehicles. It runs a Citizens On Patrol volunteer programme whose members complete CPR, emergency vehicle operation and criminal behavior training before serving.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 1 September 2026. City of Mount Dora Police Officer requisition, ID 1005, full time, on the City's own ADP WorkforceNow careers site: "Salary: $61,971.58 Annually" — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 October 2025.
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 Mount Dora 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. Mount Dora starts at $61,972, so $6,168 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Mount Dora Police Department officer make?
Mount Dora Police Department starts a new officer on $61,972 a year, about $29.79 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 Mount Dora Police Officer requisition, ID 1005, full time, on the City's own ADP WorkforceNow careers site: "Salary: $61,971.58 Annually".
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #137 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 166 pay less, 136 pay more in the state — and #1,452 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,713 below, and against other municipal agencies $6,168 below.
Compare with another department
Put Mount Dora 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Mount | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$29,035 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$19,751 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$19,028 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$18,982 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$18,940 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$18,028 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$17,878 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$17,099 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$16,856 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$16,584 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$16,459 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$16,308 | #549 |
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