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Rogers 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.
Rogers Police Department starts at $61,363 a year — about $29.50 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,322 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $6,777 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR run about 9% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $67,172 would somewhere at average prices — $5,808 more than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 75 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. 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 isRogers Police Department reported 140 sworn officers and 47 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.8 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 77,020.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 Rogers says about itself
The mission of the Rogers Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in the City of Rogers by working cooperatively with all the people of our community to enforce the law, preserve the peace, reduce the fear of crime, and provide for a safe environment.
What Rogers does
Rogers Police Department provides full-service municipal law enforcement through patrol, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, crime prevention and community programs. Official City materials emphasize professional service, public safety, crime reduction and partnerships with the people and businesses of Rogers
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. City of Rogers official — open the source document
Notice dated 4 June 2026; entry-level Police Officer minimum starting salary $61,363.20
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 Rogers 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. Rogers starts at $61,363, so $6,777 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Rogers Police Department officer make?
Rogers Police Department starts a new officer on $61,363 a year, about $29.50 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 Rogers official.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Arkansas?
It ranks #2 of 17 agencies we have verified in Arkansas — 15 pay less, 1 pay more in the state — and #1,481 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,322 below, and against other municipal agencies $6,777 below.
Compare with another department
Put Rogers 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 AR
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Rogers | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State Police | State | — | $67,675 | +$6,312 | #1,080 |
| 3 | Little Rock Police Department | Municipal | 535 | $57,928 | −$3,435 | #1,686 |
| 4 | Fayetteville Police Department | Municipal | 152 | $57,699 | −$3,664 | #1,713 |
| 5 | Bentonville Police Department | Municipal | 99 | $55,950 | −$5,413 | #1,797 |
| 6 | North Little Rock Police Department | Municipal | 175 | $55,068 | −$6,295 | #1,849 |
| 7 | Farmington Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $54,251 | −$7,112 | #1,898 |
| 8 | Jonesboro Police Department | Municipal | 163 | $51,501 | −$9,862 | #2,013 |
| 9 | Lowell Police Department | Municipal | 20 | $51,491 | −$9,873 | #2,014 |
| 10 | Benton Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $51,000 | −$10,363 | #2,032 |
| 11 | Conway Police Department | Municipal | 127 | $50,924 | −$10,440 | #2,037 |
| 12 | Pulaski County Sheriff's Office | County | 141 | $50,211 | −$11,152 | #2,068 |
| 13 | Fort Smith Police Department | Municipal | 155 | $50,003 | −$11,360 | #2,073 |
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