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New Brighton 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.
New Brighton Police Department starts at $80,592 a year — about $38.75 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $13,907 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $12,452 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Minnesota run about 1% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $81,719 would somewhere at average prices — $1,127 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 91, where goods are 101. 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 isNew Brighton Police Department reported 31 sworn officers and 7 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 22,189.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 New Brighton says about itself
The New Brighton Department of Public Safety is an all-hazards agency dedicated to protecting, serving, and educating in partnership with the community. Its Police Division is an international award-winning community policing organisation whose services include 24-hour patrol, investigations, crime prevention, animal control and school-based officers, provided by sworn officers and non-sworn personnel including Volunteers in Public Safety, Police Reserve Officers and Police Explorers. Many staff are cross-trained across service areas.
What New Brighton does
New Brighton Police Officers preserve peace, protect life and property, enforce state law and city ordinances, investigate offenses and apprehend offenders.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. employer-controlled City of New Brighton NEOGOV Police Officer posting — open the source document
Their source is effective 5 January 2026.
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 New Brighton 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. New Brighton starts at $80,592, so $12,452 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a New Brighton Police Department officer make?
New Brighton Police Department starts a new officer on $80,592 a year, about $38.75 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 employer-controlled City of New Brighton NEOGOV Police Officer posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Minnesota?
It ranks #55 of 102 agencies we have verified in Minnesota — 47 pay less, 54 pay more in the state — and #472 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $13,907 above, and against other municipal agencies $12,452 above.
Compare with another department
Put New Brighton 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 MN
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs New | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaine Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $101,733 | +$21,141 | #111 |
| 2 | Stillwater Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $94,328 | +$13,736 | #193 |
| 3 | Columbia Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $93,725 | +$13,133 | #198 |
| 4 | Carver County Sheriff's Office | County | 77 | $93,683 | +$13,091 | #200 |
| 5 | Oakdale Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $93,538 | +$12,946 | #203 |
| 6 | Richfield Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $93,226 | +$12,634 | #205 |
| 7 | Maplewood Police Department | Municipal | 56 | $93,038 | +$12,446 | #209 |
| 8 | Forest Lake Police Department | Municipal | 20 | $92,789 | +$12,197 | #212 |
| 9 | Apple Valley Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $92,768 | +$12,176 | #213 |
| 10 | Coon Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 73 | $92,123 | +$11,531 | #226 |
| 11 | Saint Paul Police Department | Municipal | 562 | $91,291 | +$10,699 | #237 |
| 12 | Woodbury Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $91,187 | +$10,595 | #239 |
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