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Mukilteo 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.
Mukilteo Police Department starts at $84,643 a year — about $40.69 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $17,958 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $16,503 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Washington run about 7% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $79,096 somewhere at average prices — $5,547 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 126 against a national average of 100, where goods are 104. 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 isMukilteo Police Department reported 31 sworn officers and 6 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.5 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 21,247.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 Mukilteo says about itself
The mission of the Mukilteo Police Department is to provide professional police service for and with the community, and to be a model police department invested in the growth and safety of our community through innovation and a balanced approach to law enforcement. Its values are professionalism - with pride we enforce the law with compassion, fairness, and respect for all, striving for excellence in service by being a highly trained, self-disciplined, and motivated team; integrity - we hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards of moral and ethical conduct while promoting justice in a fair and impartial manner; and community - we are committed to partnering with the community to ensure public safety and promote a high quality of life, valuing open communication and mutual trust.
What Mukilteo does
Mukilteo Police Department says its mission is to provide professional police service for and with the community. Its core values are service, professionalism, integrity and community, and it emphasizes community partnerships and problem solving. The full-service agency provides 24/7 coverage, patrol, investigations, animal control, crime prevention and public education and outreach programs
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Mukilteo official Police Officer - Exceptional Entry posting plus off — open the source document
Current official Exceptional Entry posting is expressly an Entry Level Police Officer position for candidates who have successfully completed or are actively attending BLEA. Its minimum is $7,053.59/month = $84,643.08 annually. This is the cleanest official post-academy/academy-complete entry rate and supersedes the older $81,544.44 figure
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 Mukilteo 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. Mukilteo starts at $84,643, so $16,503 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Mukilteo Police Department officer make?
Mukilteo Police Department starts a new officer on $84,643 a year, about $40.69 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 Mukilteo official Police Officer - Exceptional Entry posting plus off.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Washington?
It ranks #55 of 92 agencies we have verified in Washington — 37 pay less, 54 pay more in the state — and #358 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $17,958 above, and against other municipal agencies $16,503 above.
Compare with another department
Put Mukilteo 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 WA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Mukilteo | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Police Department | Municipal | 1,064 | $117,792 | +$33,149 | #38 |
| 2 | Redmond Police Department | Municipal | 81 | $110,435 | +$25,792 | #59 |
| 3 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 120 | $108,386 | +$23,743 | #68 |
| 4 | Lynnwood Police Department | Municipal | 71 | $106,371 | +$21,728 | #81 |
| 5 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | 207 | $102,516 | +$17,873 | #106 |
| 6 | Vancouver Police Department | Municipal | 226 | $101,832 | +$17,189 | #110 |
| 7 | Kirkland Police Department | Municipal | 108 | $101,218 | +$16,575 | #118 |
| 8 | Tukwila Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $101,064 | +$16,421 | #120 |
| 9 | Bothell Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $101,055 | +$16,411 | #121 |
| 10 | Mount Vernon Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $100,836 | +$16,193 | #125 |
| 11 | Kennewick Police Department | Municipal | 107 | $100,104 | +$15,461 | #128 |
| 12 | Edmonds Police Department | Municipal | 48 | $99,168 | +$14,525 | #140 |
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