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Oregon 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.
Oregon Police Department starts at $66,120 a year — about $31.79 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $565 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,020 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Wisconsin run about 6% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $70,269 would somewhere at average prices — $4,149 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 79 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 isOregon Police Department reported 20 sworn officers and 3 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 12,065.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 Oregon says about itself
The members of our department are dedicated to making the Oregon community the best it can be, and to maintaining an active community partnership with the citizens and businesses of Oregon. The department has an authorized staff of 19 sworn officers and 2.5 civilian employees, providing 24-hour police protection and services to the Village of Oregon. It is one of our goals to make ourselves accessible to the community that we serve, and we believe it is important for our citizens to know what they can expect from their police department.
What Oregon does
OPD states its mission is to safeguard lives and property, reduce crime and fear of crime, enhance public safety, and work with the community to improve quality of life while maintaining public trust.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $66,120 annual starting salary. Official Village Police Officer recruitment publishes a $66,120-$82,716 annual starting range under the 2023-2026 contract, dependent on experience/qualifications. — open the source document
Recruitment document revised October 16, 2024; compensation stated under 2023-2026 contract. $66,120 annual starting salary. Official Village Police Officer recruitment publishes a $66,120-$82,716 annual starting range under the 2023-2026 contract, dependent on experience/qualifications. The posting does not require prior sworn experience; certification is stated as
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 Oregon 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. Oregon starts at $66,120, so $2,020 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Oregon Police Department officer make?
Oregon Police Department starts a new officer on $66,120 a year, about $31.79 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 $66,120 annual starting salary. Official Village Police Officer recruitment publishes a $66,120-$82,716 annual starting range under the 2023-2026 contract, dependent on experience/qualifications..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Wisconsin?
It ranks #52 of 81 agencies we have verified in Wisconsin — 29 pay less, 51 pay more in the state — and #1,178 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $565 below, and against other municipal agencies $2,020 below.
Compare with another department
Put Oregon 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 WI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Oregon | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menomonee Falls Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $82,618 | +$16,498 | #414 |
| 2 | Fitchburg Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $78,790 | +$12,670 | #527 |
| 3 | Brookfield Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $78,666 | +$12,546 | #533 |
| 4 | Cedarburg Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $77,561 | +$11,441 | #571 |
| 5 | Stoughton Police Department | Municipal | 23 | $76,378 | +$10,258 | #607 |
| 6 | Waukesha County Sheriff's Office | County | 158 | $76,128 | +$10,008 | #614 |
| 7 | River Falls Police Department | Municipal | 27 | $75,525 | +$9,405 | #647 |
| 8 | Wisconsin State Patrol | State | 445 | $75,462 | +$9,342 | #650 |
| 9 | Grafton Police Department | Municipal | 22 | $75,102 | +$8,982 | #672 |
| 10 | Dodge County Sheriff's Office | County | 64 | $75,088 | +$8,968 | #673 |
| 11 | St. Croix County Sheriff's Office | County | 98 | $74,695 | +$8,575 | #688 |
| 12 | Kenosha Police Department | Municipal | 231 | $74,640 | +$8,520 | #692 |
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