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New York City 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 York City Police Department starts at $55,942 a year — about $26.90 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $12,448 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $15,322 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in New York run about 8% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $51,836 somewhere at average prices — $4,106 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 134 against a national average of 100, where goods are 107. 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.
What New York City says about itself
The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order.
What New York City does
NYPD Police Officers perform municipal law-enforcement duties for New York City, including patrol, enforcement and public-safety functions. The current City examination recruits directly into the Police Officer title.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. New York City DCAS current Police Officer Notice of Examination — open the source document
Their source is effective 14 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.
How this level compares
Where New York City 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. New York City starts at $55,942, so $15,345 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a New York City Police Department officer make?
New York City Police Department starts a new officer on $55,942 a year, about $26.90 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 New York City DCAS current Police Officer Notice of Examination.
Is that good pay for a police officer in New York?
It ranks #18 of 23 agencies we have verified in New York — 5 pay less, 17 pay more in the state — and #1,396 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $12,448 below, and against other municipal agencies $15,322 below.
Compare with another department
Put New York City 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 NY
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs New | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York State Department of Financial Services — Investigations | State | — | $86,681 | +$30,739 | #269 |
| 2 | New York State Police | State | 5,373 | $85,292 | +$29,350 | #288 |
| 3 | New York State Park Police | State | 269 | $73,796 | +$17,854 | #602 |
| 4 | Onondaga County Sheriff's Office | County | 217 | $71,764 | +$15,822 | #681 |
| 5 | Yonkers Police Department | Municipal | 625 | $70,229 | +$14,287 | #755 |
| 6 | Erie County Sheriff's Office | County | 175 | $69,274 | +$13,332 | #800 |
| 7 | Livingston County Sheriff's Office | County | 66 | $67,808 | +$11,866 | #871 |
| 8 | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation — Forest Rangers | State | — | $67,796 | +$11,854 | #872 |
| 9 | Yates County Sheriff's Office | County | 27 | $66,389 | +$10,447 | #956 |
| 10 | Albany Police Department | Municipal | 269 | $65,066 | +$9,124 | #1,017 |
| 11 | Rochester Police Department | Municipal | 622 | $63,812 | +$7,870 | #1,068 |
| 12 | Nassau County Sheriff's Department | County | 2,591 | $62,657 | +$6,715 | #1,123 |
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