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Oscoda 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.
Oscoda County Sheriff's Office starts at $50,752 a year — about $24.40 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $17,638 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $14,622 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Michigan run about 11% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $57,043 would somewhere at average prices — $6,291 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 61 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. Based on price levels for the non-metropolitan part of this state, because this agency is outside every 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 isOscoda County Sheriff's Office reported 12 sworn officers and 5 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.
About Oscoda County
The Oscoda County Sheriff's Office states that its mission is to protect the lives, property, and rights of all persons in the county, whether residents or visitors; enforce County, State, and Federal laws; preserve peace and order; prevent and detect crime; apprehend offenders; and provide professional law-enforcement services.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 14 August 2026. Oscoda County Board of Commissioners — Full-Time Deputy — open the source document
Official Minutes — February 11, 2025 | Class: Full-Time Deputy | Post-academy: the official hiring record identifies a full-time union Deputy; academy status is not separately stated | Durable official County minutes record an actual Full-Time Deputy hire effective February 3, 2025 at a starting wage of $24.40/hour, eligible for County benefits. The 2026 County budget was also checked and identifies full-time Deputy wage accounts, while January 2026 minutes show the POAM contract remains operative. No official record supporting the submitted $52,270.40 figure was found; the latest explicit full-time Deputy starting wage located annualizes to $50,752.00 at 2,080 hours.
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 Oscoda 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 | $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. Oscoda County starts at $50,752, so $14,622 below the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Oscoda County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Oscoda County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $50,752 a year, about $24.40 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 Oscoda County Board of Commissioners — Full-Time Deputy.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Michigan?
It ranks #35 of 38 agencies we have verified in Michigan — 3 pay less, 34 pay more in the state — and #1,541 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $17,638 below, and against other county agencies $14,622 below.
Compare with another department
Put Oscoda 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 MI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Oscoda | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Police Department | Municipal | 110 | $78,224 | +$27,472 | #452 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 299 | $77,467 | +$26,715 | #471 |
| 3 | Wyoming Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $75,400 | +$24,648 | #539 |
| 4 | Sumpter Township Police Department | Municipal | 18 | $71,732 | +$20,980 | #684 |
| 5 | Lincoln Charter Township Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,696 | +$20,944 | #686 |
| 6 | Macomb County Sheriff's Office | County | 274 | $71,098 | +$20,346 | #718 |
| 7 | Muskegon Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $69,888 | +$19,136 | #781 |
| 8 | Livonia Police Department | Municipal | 117 | $69,784 | +$19,032 | #783 |
| 9 | Dearborn Police Department | Municipal | 186 | $69,080 | +$18,328 | #810 |
| 10 | Plymouth Township Police Department | Municipal | 33 | $68,140 | +$17,388 | #852 |
| 11 | Oscoda Township Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $68,140 | +$17,388 | #853 |
| 12 | Northville Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $65,956 | +$15,204 | #969 |
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