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Navajo 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.
Navajo County Sheriff's Office starts at $67,496 a year — about $32.45 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $811 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $3,937 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Arizona run about 18% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $82,656 would somewhere at average prices — $15,160 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 44 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. Based on price levels for the non-metropolitan part of this state, because this agency is outside every 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 isNavajo County Sheriff's Office reported 59 sworn officers and 92 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 Navajo County says about itself
We, the employees of the Navajo County Sheriff's Office, commit to providing all individuals a safe environment using innovative techniques and resources while being sensitive to the needs of each community.
What Navajo County does
Navajo County Sheriff's Office provides patrol, investigations, detention, court-security, civil, search-and-rescue and emergency services across the county. Official County materials emphasize professional public safety, integrity and service to residents and visitors.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 15 August 2026. Navajo County Sheriff official job opportunities - Deputy Sheriff — open the source document
Our listed figure belongs to Deputy Sheriff Cadet, which the official posting calls an Entry/Trainee position. The current official Sheriff careers page lists Deputy Sheriff at $67,496.11-$82,041.94 annually; use $67,496.11 as the post-academy class minimum.
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 Navajo 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 | $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. Navajo County starts at $67,496, so $3,931 above the county middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Navajo County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Navajo County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $67,496 a year, about $32.45 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 Navajo County Sheriff official job opportunities - Deputy Sheriff.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Arizona?
It ranks #18 of 36 agencies we have verified in Arizona — 18 pay less, 17 pay more in the state — and #1,093 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $811 above, and against other county agencies $3,937 above.
Compare with another department
Put Navajo 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 AZ
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Navajo | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottsdale Police Department | Municipal | 391 | $81,474 | +$13,977 | #440 |
| 2 | Tempe Police Department | Municipal | 353 | $79,977 | +$12,481 | #497 |
| 3 | Goodyear Police Department | Municipal | 174 | $77,147 | +$9,651 | #580 |
| 4 | Buckeye Police Department | Municipal | 133 | $76,003 | +$8,507 | #626 |
| 5 | Phoenix Police Department | Municipal | 2,490 | $75,847 | +$8,351 | #637 |
| 6 | Queen Creek Police Department | Municipal | 132 | $74,693 | +$7,197 | #689 |
| 7 | Chandler Police Department | Municipal | 348 | $74,610 | +$7,113 | #693 |
| 8 | Surprise Police Department | Municipal | 179 | $74,214 | +$6,718 | #707 |
| 9 | Peoria Police Department | Municipal | 234 | $74,194 | +$6,697 | #708 |
| 10 | Mesa Police Department | Municipal | 885 | $73,972 | +$6,476 | #720 |
| 11 | Glendale Police Department | Municipal | 406 | $73,389 | +$5,893 | #742 |
| 12 | Casa Grande Police Department | Municipal | 82 | $72,860 | +$5,364 | #768 |
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