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Petersburg Borough 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.
Petersburg Borough Police Department starts at $71,406 a year — about $34.33 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,722 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $3,266 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Alaska run about 2% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $69,761 somewhere at average prices — $1,646 less than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 119, where goods are 106. 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.
What Petersburg Borough says about itself
The mission of the Petersburg Police Department is to serve and protect persons and property in the Borough of Petersburg, Alaska. The responsibilities associated with this mission are many, including enforcement of Borough ordinances as well as state and federal law while assisting citizens in public safety matters both urgent and routine.
What Petersburg Borough does
The Petersburg Police Department staffs permanent full-time Police Officers who work day, swing and graveyard shifts including weekends and holidays. The Borough identifies Police as a Public Safety department serving its community law-enforcement function.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 9 August 2026. Petersburg Borough Human Resources Police Officer recruitment page — open the source document
$34.33/hour x 2,080 hours = $71,406.40, published by the Borough as the starting wage for its permanent full-time Police Officer. Current page checked 8 September 2026.
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.
Counted as both municipal and county. The City of Petersburg was dissolved into Petersburg Borough on consolidation in 2013, so the borough force is both the municipal and the county-equivalent force. It appears on both lists and is counted ONCE in the national totals, so no figure here is double-counted.
How this level compares
Where Petersburg Borough 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. Petersburg Borough starts at $71,406, so $3,266 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Petersburg Borough Police Department officer make?
Petersburg Borough Police Department starts a new officer on $71,406 a year, about $34.33 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 Petersburg Borough Human Resources Police Officer recruitment page.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Alaska?
It ranks #11 of 15 agencies we have verified in Alaska — 4 pay less, 10 pay more in the state — and #850 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,722 above, and against other municipal agencies $3,266 above.
Compare with another department
Put Petersburg Borough 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 AK
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Petersburg | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska State Troopers | State | 363 | $97,365 | +$25,958 | #158 |
| 2 | North Slope Borough Police Department | County | 47 | $94,120 | +$22,714 | #194 |
| 3 | Fairbanks International Airport Police and Fire Department | Special jurisdiction | — | $87,381 | +$15,974 | #315 |
| 4 | Anchorage Police Department | Municipal | 369 | $85,405 | +$13,998 | #347 |
| 5 | Juneau Police Department | Municipal | 41 | $84,490 | +$13,083 | #361 |
| 6 | Wasilla Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $80,558 | +$9,152 | #474 |
| 7 | Ketchikan Police Department | Municipal | 21 | $79,726 | +$8,320 | #502 |
| 8 | Kenai Police Department | Municipal | 17 | $79,414 | +$8,008 | #512 |
| 9 | Fairbanks Police Department | Municipal | 31 | $79,040 | +$7,634 | #521 |
| 10 | Nome Police Department | Municipal | 11 | $77,958 | +$6,552 | #557 |
| 12 | Bristol Bay Borough Police Department | County | 4 | $68,390 | −$3,016 | #1,027 |
| 13 | Haines Borough Police Department | Municipal | — | $66,768 | −$4,638 | #1,136 |
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