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North Port 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 Port Police Department starts at $70,106 a year — about $33.70 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $1,716 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $1,158 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL run about 2% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $68,452 somewhere at average prices — $1,654 less than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: rent at 128, 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 Port Police Department reported 152 sworn officers and 52 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 97,818.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.
About North Port
The City says Police Officers are trained in crime detection and prevention and are authorized to preserve peace, protect life and property, prevent crime, arrest violators and enforce State laws and City codes.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. City of North Port official Police Officer posting — open the source document
Posting dated 10 March 2026, live at checking; range beginning $70,106.40 annually. The separate non-certified Police Cadet posting pays $56,752.14 and states cadets are reclassified as Police Officers after completing academy training and passing the State examination. Supersedes the $68,395.69 taken from the Join Our Team page.
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 North Port 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 Port starts at $70,106, so $1,181 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a North Port Police Department officer make?
North Port Police Department starts a new officer on $70,106 a year, about $33.70 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 City of North Port official Police Officer posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #39 of 141 agencies we have verified in Florida — 102 pay less, 38 pay more in the state — and #763 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $1,716 above, and against other municipal agencies $1,158 below.
Compare with another department
Put North Port 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 | +$16,567 | #270 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$11,617 | #354 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$10,894 | #379 |
| 4 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$10,805 | #383 |
| 5 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$9,894 | #411 |
| 6 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$8,449 | #441 |
| 7 | Coral Springs Police Department | Municipal | 222 | $77,516 | +$7,410 | #470 |
| 8 | Boynton Beach Police Department | Municipal | 173 | $76,650 | +$6,544 | #490 |
| 9 | North Palm Beach Police Department | Municipal | 37 | $76,378 | +$6,271 | #497 |
| 10 | Naples Police Department | Municipal | 74 | $76,320 | +$6,214 | #501 |
| 11 | West Palm Beach Police Department | Municipal | 295 | $75,921 | +$5,815 | #524 |
| 12 | Bay Harbor Islands Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $75,836 | +$5,730 | #528 |
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