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North Palm 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 Palm Beach Police Department starts at $76,378 a year — about $36.72 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $7,988 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $5,113 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $73,856 somewhere at average prices — $2,521 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 122 against a national average of 100, where goods are 98. 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 Palm Beach Police Department reported 37 sworn officers and 5 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 13,494.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 Palm Beach says about itself
To provide the highest quality of public safety services by maintaining respect for individual rights and human dignity and by empowering our members and the community to work in partnership with the goal of improving quality of life within the Village of North Palm Beach. We, the North Palm Beach Police Department, will be a dynamic, service-driven and innovative organization committed to the pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement and quality leadership.
What North Palm Beach does
The Village says Police Officers protect life and property, enforce laws and ordinances and prevent crime, with assignments including motorised patrol, traffic control, crime-scene and crash investigations, community policing and public-safety education.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Village of North Palm Beach official Police Officer - Certified Only posting — open the source document
Open posting dated 15 June 2026; flat annual salary $76,377.61, the posting stating expressly that it is for certified officers and not sponsorship.
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 Palm 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 | $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. North Palm Beach starts at $76,378, so $5,091 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a North Palm Beach Police Department officer make?
North Palm Beach Police Department starts a new officer on $76,378 a year, about $36.72 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 Village of North Palm Beach official Police Officer - Certified Only posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #9 of 141 agencies we have verified in Florida — 132 pay less, 8 pay more in the state — and #497 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $7,988 above, and against other municipal agencies $5,113 above.
Compare with another department
Put North Palm 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs North | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $86,674 | +$10,296 | #270 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$5,346 | #354 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$4,622 | #379 |
| 4 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$4,534 | #383 |
| 5 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$3,622 | #411 |
| 6 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$2,178 | #441 |
| 7 | Coral Springs Police Department | Municipal | 222 | $77,516 | +$1,138 | #470 |
| 8 | Boynton Beach Police Department | Municipal | 173 | $76,650 | +$272 | #490 |
| 10 | Naples Police Department | Municipal | 74 | $76,320 | −$58 | #501 |
| 11 | West Palm Beach Police Department | Municipal | 295 | $75,921 | −$457 | #524 |
| 12 | Bay Harbor Islands Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $75,836 | −$542 | #528 |
| 13 | Sarasota County Sheriff's Office | County | 490 | $75,457 | −$921 | #537 |
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