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Orange 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.
Orange County Sheriff's Office starts at $67,728 a year — about $32.56 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $1,043 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $4,169 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL run about 1% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $66,781 somewhere at average prices — $947 less than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: rent at 123, 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 isOrange County Sheriff's Office reported 1,774 sworn officers and 769 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 Orange County says about itself
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is committed to excellence in law enforcement, reducing crime and the fear of crime, ensuring the safety of our residents and visitors, while enhancing trust through community engagement.
What Orange County does
Orange County Sheriff's Office says it is committed to reducing crime and fear of crime while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and service. The Office provides patrol, investigations, court security and specialized law-enforcement services in partnership with the community.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. Orange County Sheriff's Office — Deputy Sheriff (lateral and academy graduate) page on the agency's careers site — open the source document
The Sheriff's Office publishes a base salary running from $67,728.13 in the first year to $104,264.37 at the top of the scale, with $70,437 for applicants bringing four or more years of full-time law enforcement experience. New hires may qualify for two $5,000 recruitment bonuses. Every deputy is assigned a take-home patrol vehicle, with no seniority waitlist. Class: Deputy Sheriff — first-year base salary | Post-academy: yes, the cited page covers lateral and academy-graduate entry. $70,437 is the separate rate for applicants bringing four or more years of full-time law enforcement experience, and is NOT the figure used.
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 Orange 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. Orange County starts at $67,728, so $4,163 above the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Orange County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Orange County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $67,728 a year, about $32.56 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 Orange County Sheriff's Office — Deputy Sheriff (lateral and academy graduate) page on the agency's careers site.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #91 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 212 pay less, 90 pay more in the state — and #1,073 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $1,043 above, and against other county agencies $4,169 above.
Compare with another department
Put Orange 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Orange | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$23,279 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$13,995 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$13,272 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$13,226 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$13,183 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$12,272 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$12,122 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$11,343 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$11,100 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$10,828 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$10,702 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$10,552 | #549 |
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