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Rockledge 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.
Rockledge Police Department starts at $57,000 a year — about $27.40 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $9,685 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $11,140 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $55,118 somewhere at average prices — $1,882 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 isRockledge Police Department reported 51 sworn officers and 16 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 32,442.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 Rockledge says about itself
The Rockledge Police Department strives to improve the quality of life by reducing crime and fear through enhanced partnerships with our stakeholders and by being responsive to our citizens' needs at all times.
What Rockledge does
The Rockledge Police Department says it strives to improve quality of life by reducing crime and fear through partnerships and responsiveness to citizens' needs, with a vision of being a model agency providing a safe environment for everyone who lives, works or visits.
Shifts at Rockledge
The two day shift squads work 06:00-18:00 and are allotted seven officers, supervised by one sergeant and one corporal, with officers geographically assigned to one of four zones in the city.
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Where the figure comes from
Checked 31 August 2026. City of Rockledge official Police Officer job listing, Starting Salary $57,000, posted 29 February 2024, open until filled; corroborated by the agency's own 2025 FDLE return of $57,000 — open the source document
2026 page; bargaining-unit Police Officer minimum $53,000, with only certified experienced officers placed higher on prior experience.
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 Rockledge 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. Rockledge starts at $57,000, so $11,140 below the municipal middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Rockledge Police Department officer make?
Rockledge Police Department starts a new officer on $57,000 a year, about $27.40 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 Rockledge official Police Officer job listing, Starting Salary $57,000, posted 29 February 2024, open until filled; corroborated by the agency's own 2025 FDLE return of $57,000.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #188 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 115 pay less, 187 pay more in the state — and #1,751 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $9,685 below, and against other municipal agencies $11,140 below.
What shifts do Rockledge Police Department officers work?
The two day shift squads work 06:00-18:00 and are allotted seven officers, supervised by one sergeant and one corporal, with officers geographically assigned to one of four zones in the city. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Rockledge 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 Rockledge | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$34,007 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$24,723 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$24,000 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$23,954 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$23,912 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$23,000 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$22,850 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$22,071 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$21,828 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$21,556 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$21,430 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$21,280 | #549 |
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