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North Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach Police Department starts at $62,000 a year — about $29.81 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,685 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $6,140 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC run about 6% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $66,210 would somewhere at average prices — $4,210 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 83 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. 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 isNorth Myrtle Beach Police Department reported 98 sworn officers and 41 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 4.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 21,295.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 Myrtle Beach says about itself
The North Myrtle Beach Police Department is a dedicated and diverse group of professionals who are committed to working with our community to make the City of North Myrtle Beach a safe and desirable place to live, work and visit. Our mission is to partner with our community, City departments, and law enforcement partners to solve problems and improve public safety in a manner that is fair, impartial, transparent, and consistent.
What North Myrtle Beach does
North Myrtle Beach Police Department provides law-enforcement and public-safety services for residents and visitors through patrol, investigations, traffic enforcement, crime prevention and community programs. Official City materials emphasize professional service, public safety and maintaining a secure environment in the community
Where the figure comes from
Checked 20 September 2026. North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety, Pay & Salary: "Police Officer: $62,000 upon completion of SCCJA Certification and Field Training Program" — open the source document
CORRECTED 20 September 2026, UP from $60,000. The row had been carrying the ACADEMY rate. The Department publishes both in the same list: 'Police Officer Recruit: $60,000 (While in training @ SCCJA non-certified)' and 'Police Officer: $62,000 upon completion of SCCJA Certification and Field Training Program'. The first is a named RECRUIT rate paid while at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and is barred; the second is the sworn Police Officer rate a candidate with no prior service reaches on completing the academy and field training, and is the measure - the same reading already applied to Rutland City, South Burlington, Brandon, Harrisonburg and Myrtle Beach. The Department prices no separate lateral rate, so prior sworn service is not required for $62,000. NOTE: North Myrtle Beach runs a combined Department of Public Safety; the same page prices dispatch at $52,000 to $63,000 and detention officers at $52,000 to $69,000, neither of which is this row. NAME TRAP: North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach are separate cities with separate departments, and Myrtle Beach's own officer rate is $66,747.20.
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 North Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach starts at $62,000, so $6,140 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a North Myrtle Beach Police Department officer make?
North Myrtle Beach Police Department starts a new officer on $62,000 a year, about $29.81 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 North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety, Pay & Salary: "Police Officer: $62,000 upon completion of SCCJA Certification and Field Training Program".
Is that good pay for a police officer in South Carolina?
It ranks #2 of 27 agencies we have verified in South Carolina — 25 pay less, 1 pay more in the state — and #1,449 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,685 below, and against other municipal agencies $6,140 below.
Compare with another department
Put North Myrtle Beach 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 SC
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs North | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myrtle Beach Police Department | Municipal | 215 | $66,747 | +$4,747 | #1,142 |
| 3 | South Carolina Highway Patrol | State | 1,004 | $61,908 | −$92 | #1,454 |
| 4 | Horry County Police Department | County | — | $61,800 | −$200 | #1,461 |
| 5 | Rock Hill Police Department | Municipal | 148 | $61,331 | −$669 | #1,484 |
| 6 | York County Sheriff's Office | County | 223 | $61,081 | −$919 | #1,496 |
| 7 | Mount Pleasant Police Department | Municipal | 159 | $60,611 | −$1,389 | #1,526 |
| 8 | Greenville County Sheriff's Office | County | 576 | $59,273 | −$2,727 | #1,618 |
| 9 | Charleston Police Department | Municipal | 419 | $58,115 | −$3,885 | #1,671 |
| 10 | Greenville Police Department | Municipal | 219 | $57,353 | −$4,647 | #1,739 |
| 11 | University of South Carolina Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 6 | $56,696 | −$5,304 | #1,767 |
| 12 | North Charleston Police Department | Municipal | 308 | $56,078 | −$5,922 | #1,794 |
| 13 | Berkeley County Sheriff's Office | County | 305 | $55,975 | −$6,025 | #1,796 |
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