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Plant City 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.
Plant City Police Department starts at $70,347 a year — about $33.82 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $3,662 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,207 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $68,024 somewhere at average prices — $2,322 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 122 against a national average of 100, where goods are 98. 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 isPlant City Police Department reported 78 sworn officers and 24 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.8 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 43,909.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 Plant City says about itself
To maintain order, provide a safe and enjoyable community for our residents and visitors, recruit and develop a sustainable workforce that demonstrates proficiency and professionalism while creating a sense of trust and collaboration throughout the community.
What Plant City does
The Plant City Police Department is the municipal force for Plant City in Hillsborough County, between Brandon and Lakeland on Interstate 4. It has held accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation since 2005. Its published units cover Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Special Investigations, Traffic Management, a Canine Unit, Special Weapons and Tactics, a Communications Center, Information Services and Information Technology, Records, Evidence and Property, and a Facilities Maintenance Unit.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. Police Officer, City of Plant City, read on the City's own NeoGov career portal (governmentjobs.com/careers/plantcitygov/plantcitypd), which the City's own career center page names as the channel for police hiring — open the source document
Their source is effective 28 August 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.
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How this level compares
Where Plant City 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. Plant City starts at $70,347, so $2,207 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Plant City Police Department officer make?
Plant City Police Department starts a new officer on $70,347 a year, about $33.82 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 Police Officer, City of Plant City, read on the City's own NeoGov career portal (governmentjobs.com/careers/plantcitygov/plantcitypd), which the City's own career center page names as the channel for police hiring.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #58 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 245 pay less, 57 pay more in the state — and #918 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $3,662 above, and against other municipal agencies $2,207 above.
Compare with another department
Put Plant City 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Plant | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$20,660 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$11,376 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$10,653 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$10,607 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$10,565 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$9,653 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$9,503 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$8,724 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$8,481 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$8,209 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$8,084 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$7,933 | #549 |
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