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Nassau County Sheriff's 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.
Nassau County Sheriff's Department starts at $62,657 a year — about $30.12 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,733 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $2,717 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 $55,664 somewhere at average prices — $6,993 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 isNassau County Sheriff's Department reported 2,591 sworn officers and 835 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 Nassau County says about itself
The Enforcement Division shall carry out the orders of the New York State Courts including the discovery and seizure of property, the execution of warrants, and to conduct evictions.
What Nassau County does
Nassau County Sheriff's Department is responsible for county correctional and court-related public-safety functions, including custody and transportation of incarcerated people and execution of lawful court mandates. Official County materials emphasize secure, professional and lawful service.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Nassau County official open competitive examination announcement — Deputy Sheriff — open the source document
Opening 16 July 2026; closed 5 August 2026; exam 19 September 2026; current CBA salary $62,657-$127,037
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 Nassau 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. Nassau County starts at $62,657, so $2,717 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Nassau County Sheriff's Department officer make?
Nassau County Sheriff's Department starts a new officer on $62,657 a year, about $30.12 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 Nassau County official open competitive examination announcement — Deputy Sheriff.
Is that good pay for a police officer in New York?
It ranks #12 of 23 agencies we have verified in New York — 11 pay less, 11 pay more in the state — and #1,123 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,733 below, and against other county agencies $2,717 below.
Compare with another department
Put Nassau County Sheriff's 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 NY
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Nassau | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York State Department of Financial Services — Investigations | State | — | $86,681 | +$24,024 | #269 |
| 2 | New York State Police | State | 5,373 | $85,292 | +$22,635 | #288 |
| 3 | New York State Park Police | State | 269 | $73,796 | +$11,139 | #602 |
| 4 | Onondaga County Sheriff's Office | County | 217 | $71,764 | +$9,107 | #681 |
| 5 | Yonkers Police Department | Municipal | 625 | $70,229 | +$7,572 | #755 |
| 6 | Erie County Sheriff's Office | County | 175 | $69,274 | +$6,617 | #800 |
| 7 | Livingston County Sheriff's Office | County | 66 | $67,808 | +$5,151 | #871 |
| 8 | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation — Forest Rangers | State | — | $67,796 | +$5,139 | #872 |
| 9 | Yates County Sheriff's Office | County | 27 | $66,389 | +$3,732 | #956 |
| 10 | Albany Police Department | Municipal | 269 | $65,066 | +$2,409 | #1,017 |
| 11 | Rochester Police Department | Municipal | 622 | $63,812 | +$1,155 | #1,068 |
| 13 | Monroe County Sheriff's Office | County | 346 | $62,086 | −$571 | #1,153 |
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