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North Hampton 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.
North Hampton Police Department starts at $52,148 a year — about $25.07 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,537 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $15,992 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in New Hampshire run about 4% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $50,063 somewhere at average prices — $2,085 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 134 against a national average of 100, where goods are 99. 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 isNorth Hampton Police Department reported 9 sworn officers and 1 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.0 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 4,534.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 North Hampton says about itself
The men and women of the North Hampton Police Department are devoted to serving and protecting all people within our community with respect, professionalism, and compassion.
What North Hampton does
The North Hampton Police Department serves a Seacoast town of just over 4,500 year-round residents with about two miles of Atlantic coastline, an hour from Boston, Manchester and Portland. It describes itself as a progressive agency despite its size: 12 full-time officers, four part-time officers and a full-time administrative assistant. The department works proactively rather than only responding to incidents, uses data analytics to direct policing strategy and resources, and belongs to the Seacoast Emergency Response Team including its crisis negotiation team
Where the figure comes from
Checked 6 September 2026. Town of North Hampton official Current Job Opportunities page — Police Officer — open the source document
The Town's own page, read 6 September 2026: the starting salary for a probationary, NON-CERTIFIED police officer is $52,148.00, and the officer moves to Step 1 of the certified scale at $62,148.00 after the one-year probationary period. The certified scale runs 12 steps from $62,148.00 to $76,609.19. Uncertified candidates attend the 16-week New Hampshire Police Standards & Training Academy and sign an agreement to stay three years after training, so the entry route is open without certification or prior sworn service; the published figure is that uncertified start. Officers join the New Hampshire Retirement System
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
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How this level compares
Where North Hampton 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. North Hampton starts at $52,148, so $15,992 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a North Hampton Police Department officer make?
North Hampton Police Department starts a new officer on $52,148 a year, about $25.07 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 Town of North Hampton official Current Job Opportunities page — Police Officer.
Is that good pay for a police officer in New Hampshire?
It ranks #17 of 17 agencies we have verified in New Hampshire — 0 pay less, 16 pay more in the state — and #1,975 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,537 below, and against other municipal agencies $15,992 below.
Compare with another department
Put North Hampton 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 NH
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs North | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keene Police Department | Municipal | 36 | $70,956 | +$18,808 | #883 |
| 2 | Portsmouth Police Department | Municipal | 64 | $70,060 | +$17,912 | #933 |
| 3 | Manchester Police Department | Municipal | 250 | $68,016 | +$15,868 | #1,052 |
| 4 | Concord Police Department | Municipal | 79 | $67,995 | +$15,847 | #1,057 |
| 5 | Greenland Police Department | Municipal | 8 | $67,700 | +$15,552 | #1,076 |
| 6 | New Hampshire State Police | State | 350 | $66,872 | +$14,724 | #1,129 |
| 7 | Londonderry Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $66,664 | +$14,516 | #1,145 |
| 8 | Jaffrey Police Department | Municipal | 10 | $65,850 | +$13,702 | #1,197 |
| 9 | Hampton Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $64,896 | +$12,748 | #1,273 |
| 10 | Derry Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $64,314 | +$12,166 | #1,304 |
| 11 | Durham Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $64,268 | +$12,120 | #1,305 |
| 12 | Rochester Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $63,960 | +$11,812 | #1,322 |
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