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Owosso 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.
Owosso Police Department starts at $56,566 a year — about $27.20 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $11,824 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $14,698 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Michigan run about 4% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $58,790 would somewhere at average prices — $2,224 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 82 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. 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 isOwosso Police Department reported 18 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.2 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 14,506.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 Owosso says about itself
The Owosso Police Department has been entrusted with the duties and responsibilities of preserving, protecting and defending the public and its property. DESCRIPTION: The Owosso Police Department preserves and protects the public and property, maintains social order, and provides essential services. It delivers law-enforcement services for the safety and protection of citizens, constitutional rights and property while partnering with the community to enhance quality of life.
What Owosso does
Owosso Police Department describes itself as entrusted with preserving, protecting and defending the public and its property.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $56,566/year beginning July 1, 2026. Official MCOLES/City posting is for Entry Level or Lateral — open the source document
$56,566/year beginning July 1, 2026. Official MCOLES/City posting is for Entry Level or Lateral Transfer Police Officer, gives $56,566 starting wage beginning July 1, 2026, and accepts candidates certified/certifiable or currently enrolled in an MCOLES academy and certifiable
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 Owosso 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. Owosso starts at $56,566, so $14,721 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Owosso Police Department officer make?
Owosso Police Department starts a new officer on $56,566 a year, about $27.20 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 $56,566/year beginning July 1, 2026. Official MCOLES/City posting is for Entry Level or Lateral.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Michigan?
It ranks #28 of 38 agencies we have verified in Michigan — 10 pay less, 27 pay more in the state — and #1,382 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $11,824 below, and against other municipal agencies $14,698 below.
Compare with another department
Put Owosso 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 MI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Owosso | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Police Department | Municipal | 110 | $78,224 | +$21,658 | #452 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 299 | $77,467 | +$20,901 | #471 |
| 3 | Wyoming Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $75,400 | +$18,834 | #539 |
| 4 | Sumpter Township Police Department | Municipal | 18 | $71,732 | +$15,166 | #684 |
| 5 | Lincoln Charter Township Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,696 | +$15,130 | #686 |
| 6 | Macomb County Sheriff's Office | County | 274 | $71,098 | +$14,532 | #718 |
| 7 | Muskegon Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $69,888 | +$13,322 | #781 |
| 8 | Livonia Police Department | Municipal | 117 | $69,784 | +$13,218 | #783 |
| 9 | Dearborn Police Department | Municipal | 186 | $69,080 | +$12,514 | #810 |
| 10 | Plymouth Township Police Department | Municipal | 33 | $68,140 | +$11,574 | #852 |
| 11 | Oscoda Township Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $68,140 | +$11,574 | #853 |
| 12 | Northville Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $65,956 | +$9,390 | #969 |
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