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Plantation 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.
Plantation Police Department starts at $81,000 a year — about $38.94 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,315 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $12,860 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $78,326 somewhere at average prices — $2,674 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 isPlantation Police Department reported 164 sworn officers and 92 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 102,187.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 Plantation says about itself
To enhance the quality of life in Plantation by building strong community partnerships that promote safe and secure streets and neighborhoods. Our Vision: To be a trusted leader in public safety, providing professional, full-service law enforcement that is respected and valued by every member of our diverse community.
What Plantation does
The City describes the position as general police work protecting life and property through enforcement of laws and ordinances, with officers working under departmental rules and regulations and assignments from higher-ranking police personnel.
Shifts at Plantation
Plantation's own materials set out four work periods for patrol under a 14-day FLSA 207(k) period: 5/2 at 80 hours, 4/3 on 10-hour shifts at 80 hours, 4/3-3/4 on 11.5-hour shifts at 80.5 hours, and 4/3-3/4 on 12-hour shifts at 84 hours.
Four work periods in one department means the overtime line sits in a different place depending on which one you are on. BlueShifts counts your hours against the period you actually work, so 80, 80.5 and 84 are not the same threshold by accident.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. Agreement between the City of Plantation and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 42, 1 October 2024 - 30 September 2027, Article 27 Wages and APPENDIX A pay plan, Officer minimum starting pay for a new employee without experience, Year 2 (FY2025-26); ratified by Resolution 2024-057 adopted 20 November 2024 — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 October 2025.
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.
Entry pay through 2026
Every point is the entry-class annual base printed in the agency’s own pay document. Base pay only — no shift differential, incentives or allowances.
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How this level compares
Where Plantation 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. Plantation starts at $81,000, so $12,860 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Plantation Police Department officer make?
Plantation Police Department starts a new officer on $81,000 a year, about $38.94 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 Agreement between the City of Plantation and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 42, 1 October 2024 - 30 September 2027, Article 27 Wages and APPENDIX A pay plan, Officer minimum starting pay for a new employee without experience, Year 2 (FY2025-26); ratified by Resolution 2024-057 adopted 20 November 2024.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #3 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 300 pay less, 2 pay more in the state — and #459 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,315 above, and against other municipal agencies $12,860 above.
What shifts do Plantation Police Department officers work?
Plantation's own materials set out four work periods for patrol under a 14-day FLSA 207(k) period: 5/2 at 80 hours, 4/3 on 10-hour shifts at 80 hours, 4/3-3/4 on 11.5-hour shifts at 80.5 hours, and 4/3-3/4 on 12-hour shifts at 84 hours. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Plantation 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 Plantation | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$10,007 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$723 | #433 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | −$46 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | −$88 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | −$1,000 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | −$1,150 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | −$1,929 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | −$2,172 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | −$2,444 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | −$2,570 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | −$2,720 | #549 |
| 13 | Coral Springs Police Department | Municipal | 222 | $77,516 | −$3,484 | #572 |
Base pay is only part of the year
Whatever the figure above, the rotation is what decides your year — which weekends you lose, when the changeovers land, what you can plan around. Save yours once and BlueShifts shows it a year ahead, with the off-duty jobs you take and what each one paid.
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