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Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office 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.
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office starts at $51,858 a year — about $24.93 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,827 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $11,702 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Oklahoma run about 12% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $59,035 would somewhere at average prices — $7,177 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 63 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 isOklahoma County Sheriff's Office reported 163 sworn officers and 59 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. 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 Oklahoma County says about itself
Our mission is to be the foundation on which everyone in Oklahoma County may thrive, by strengthening public trust and ensuring safe, secure environments through quality, professional law enforcement.
What Oklahoma County does
The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office is the sheriff's office for Oklahoma County, around Oklahoma City. Its patrol division covers 720 square miles, and the office has about 250 full-time deputies and runs the county detention center.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 26 September 2026. Oklahoma County careers, "Patrol Deputy, Sheriff", Job Number 2018: "$4,321.50 monthly". — open the source document
One monthly rate for a patrol deputy, converted at 12 months ($4,321.50 x 12 = $51,858). The only qualification is CLEET certification as a full-time peace officer plus a diploma, with no years of experience required, so it is the entry rate for a certified deputy; it is the patrol post, not detention. The posting closed on 11 September 2026. No other pay is listed.
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 Oklahoma County 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. Oklahoma County starts at $51,858, so $11,707 below the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $51,858 a year, about $24.93 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 Oklahoma County careers, "Patrol Deputy, Sheriff", Job Number 2018: "$4,321.50 monthly"..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Oklahoma?
It ranks #16 of 22 agencies we have verified in Oklahoma — 6 pay less, 15 pay more in the state — and #1,998 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,827 below, and against other county agencies $11,702 below.
Compare with another department
Put Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office 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 OK
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Oklahoma | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Arrow Police Department | Municipal | 168 | $72,004 | +$20,146 | #812 |
| 2 | Moore Police Department | Municipal | 107 | $70,796 | +$18,938 | #896 |
| 3 | Edmond Police Department | Municipal | 126 | $68,481 | +$16,623 | #1,020 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Highway Patrol | State | 789 | $67,900 | +$16,042 | #1,064 |
| 5 | Oklahoma City Police Department | Municipal | 1,108 | $67,735 | +$15,877 | #1,072 |
| 6 | Yukon Police Department | Municipal | 53 | $63,058 | +$11,200 | #1,380 |
| 7 | Norman Police Department | Municipal | 177 | $61,000 | +$9,142 | #1,503 |
| 8 | Tulsa Police Department | Municipal | 836 | $60,611 | +$8,753 | #1,527 |
| 9 | Tulsa County Sheriff's Office | County | 223 | $60,000 | +$8,142 | #1,573 |
| 10 | Stillwater Police Department | Municipal | 84 | $59,446 | +$7,588 | #1,608 |
| 11 | Owasso Police Department | Municipal | 66 | $59,398 | +$7,540 | #1,609 |
| 12 | Bartlesville Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $57,450 | +$5,592 | #1,733 |
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