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Pueblo 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.
Pueblo County Sheriff's Office starts at $70,800 a year — about $34.04 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $2,410 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $5,426 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Pueblo, CO run about 8% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $77,156 would somewhere at average prices — $6,356 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 71 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. Based on price levels for this metropolitan 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 isPueblo County Sheriff's Office reported 140 sworn officers and 205 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.
What Pueblo County says about itself
The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office is composed of professionals whose commitment is to control crime, problem solve, reduce the perception of fear and ultimately improve the quality of life by working in a partnership with our citizens.
What Pueblo County does
Pueblo County Sheriff's Office provides patrol, investigations, detention, court-security, civil, emergency-management and specialized public-safety services. Official County materials emphasize professional service, integrity, public safety and community partnership.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Pueblo County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff — open the source document
Opening 16 March 2026; closed 20 March 2026; official minimum $5,900/month annualized at 12 months
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.
How this level compares
Where Pueblo 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. Pueblo County starts at $70,800, so $5,426 above the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Pueblo County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Pueblo County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $70,800 a year, about $34.04 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 Pueblo County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Colorado?
It ranks #23 of 35 agencies we have verified in Colorado — 12 pay less, 22 pay more in the state — and #736 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $2,410 above, and against other county agencies $5,426 above.
Compare with another department
Put Pueblo 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 CO
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Pueblo | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State Patrol | State | 706 | $91,620 | +$20,820 | #184 |
| 2 | Parker Police Department | Municipal | 89 | $89,898 | +$19,098 | #217 |
| 3 | Johnstown Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $86,944 | +$16,144 | #266 |
| 4 | Broomfield Police Department | Municipal | 135 | $86,029 | +$15,229 | #278 |
| 5 | Golden Police Department | Municipal | 53 | $85,321 | +$14,521 | #287 |
| 6 | Lakewood Police Department | Municipal | 274 | $85,093 | +$14,293 | #291 |
| 7 | Breckenridge Police Department | Municipal | 25 | $83,990 | +$13,190 | #310 |
| 8 | Thornton Police Department | Municipal | 243 | $82,992 | +$12,192 | #332 |
| 9 | Commerce City Police Department | Municipal | 109 | $82,327 | +$11,527 | #341 |
| 10 | Larimer County Sheriff's Office | County | 228 | $81,765 | +$10,965 | #353 |
| 11 | Westminster Police Department | Municipal | 187 | $80,746 | +$9,946 | #387 |
| 12 | Boulder County Sheriff's Office | County | 106 | $80,496 | +$9,696 | #395 |
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