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Rockland 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.
Rockland Police Department starts at $77,896 a year — about $37.45 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $9,506 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $6,632 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Maine run about 3% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $80,264 would somewhere at average prices — $2,368 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 135, where goods are 97. 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 isRockland Police Department reported 19 sworn officers and 2 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 7,088.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 Rockland says about itself
We are committed to maintaining and enhancing a strong and productive partnership with the community to prevent crime, enforce laws, maintain order, solve problems and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Rockland. We are dedicated to protecting life and property while assuring fair and equal treatment to everyone.
What Rockland does
Rockland Police Department has served the city since 1854, with 19 full-time sworn officers, one full-time clerical member, a full-time parking enforcement officer and a part-time animal control officer, and states a commitment to maintaining a strong and productive partnership with the community while assuring fair and equal treatment to everyone
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. City of Rockland - Join Rockland Police — open the source document
Current City page states a person hired with no prior law-enforcement experience starts at $37.45/hour. $37.45 x 2,080 = $77,896 annually. Class: Police Officer. Trainee class: Current City page expressly states a person with no prior law-enforcement experience can be hired at the starting rate. Rockland Police Department is a municipal law-enforcement agency recruiting Police Officers.
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 Rockland 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. Rockland starts at $77,896, so $6,609 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Rockland Police Department officer make?
Rockland Police Department starts a new officer on $77,896 a year, about $37.45 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 City of Rockland - Join Rockland Police.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Maine?
It ranks #1 of 19 agencies we have verified in Maine — the highest in the state in the state — and #459 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $9,506 above, and against other municipal agencies $6,632 above.
Compare with another department
Put Rockland 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 ME
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Rockland | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Biddeford Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $76,482 | −$1,414 | #494 |
| 3 | Westbrook Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $73,736 | −$4,160 | #604 |
| 4 | Falmouth Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $71,344 | −$6,552 | #704 |
| 5 | Bath Police Department | Municipal | 18 | $71,011 | −$6,885 | #721 |
| 6 | York County Sheriff's Office | County | 23 | $70,628 | −$7,268 | #741 |
| 7 | Freeport Police Department | Municipal | 17 | $69,306 | −$8,590 | #798 |
| 8 | Windham Police Department | Municipal | 28 | $69,251 | −$8,645 | #802 |
| 9 | Bangor Police Department | Municipal | 82 | $69,181 | −$8,715 | #803 |
| 10 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 51 | $69,000 | −$8,896 | #815 |
| 11 | Augusta Police Department | Municipal | 44 | $67,371 | −$10,525 | #901 |
| 12 | Portland Police Department | Municipal | 131 | $65,874 | −$12,022 | #973 |
| 13 | Lewiston Police Department | Municipal | 78 | $65,624 | −$12,272 | #986 |
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