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North Providence 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 Providence Police Department starts at $71,787 a year — about $34.51 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,102 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $3,647 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Rhode Island run about 2% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $70,187 somewhere at average prices — $1,600 less than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 147, where goods are 97. 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 North Providence says about itself
The members of the North Providence Police Department are dedicated and committed to providing the highest quality police services to our citizens. We are dedicated to the concept of personal excellence at the highest level, uncompromising integrity, continuous improvement in order to enhance public safety, protection of life and property, and the reduction of crime and the perceptions of crime.
What North Providence does
North Providence Police Department preserves public peace, prevents crime, apprehends criminals, regulates traffic, protects property and rights, and enforces laws and ordinances.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Town of North Providence / FOP Local 13 Police Contract 2024-2027 — open the source document
Current Town/FOP salary table lists Patrolman 1st Yr. at $71,787.03 effective 7/1/26. The first-year Patrolman rate is used. Class: Patrolman 1st Year. Trainee class: No lower recruit/cadet/trainee step appears in the current FOP salary schedule. Town charter establishes patrolmen within the Police Department and assigns the department preservation of peace, crime prevention, apprehension, traffic regulation and law enforcement.
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 Providence 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 Providence starts at $71,787, so $3,647 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a North Providence Police Department officer make?
North Providence Police Department starts a new officer on $71,787 a year, about $34.51 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 Providence / FOP Local 13 Police Contract 2024-2027.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Rhode Island?
It ranks #5 of 17 agencies we have verified in Rhode Island — 12 pay less, 4 pay more in the state — and #829 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,102 above, and against other municipal agencies $3,647 above.
Compare with another department
Put North Providence 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 RI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs North | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management — Division of Law Enforcement / Environmental Police | State | 32 | $90,850 | +$19,063 | #249 |
| 2 | Smithfield Police Department | Municipal | 46 | $82,885 | +$11,098 | #407 |
| 3 | Rhode Island State Police | State | 267 | $81,579 | +$9,792 | #437 |
| 4 | Providence Police Department | Municipal | 435 | $81,468 | +$9,681 | #441 |
| 6 | Burrillville Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $70,484 | −$1,303 | #908 |
| 7 | East Providence Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $69,155 | −$2,632 | #983 |
| 8 | Lincoln Police Department | Municipal | 40 | $69,000 | −$2,787 | #991 |
| 9 | Pawtucket Police Department | Municipal | 145 | $66,402 | −$5,385 | #1,167 |
| 10 | Warwick Police Department | Municipal | 169 | $65,739 | −$6,048 | #1,204 |
| 11 | North Kingstown Police Department | Municipal | — | $65,012 | −$6,775 | #1,255 |
| 12 | Portsmouth Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $64,358 | −$7,429 | #1,297 |
| 13 | Cranston Police Department | Municipal | 147 | $63,309 | −$8,478 | #1,364 |
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