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Saginaw Chippewa Tribal 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.
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department starts at $53,622 a year — about $25.78 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,768 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $17,642 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Michigan run about 4% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $55,731 would somewhere at average prices — $2,108 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 82 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. 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 isSaginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department reported 30 sworn officers and 9 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 Saginaw Chippewa Tribal says about itself
Assist your local law enforcement and narcotics enforcement in protecting the future of your community. DESCRIPTION: The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department provides tribal law-enforcement services to protect the community. The Tribe's police page directs reporting of suspicious/criminal activity and narcotics information, while official Tribal publications describe the Department as providing law-enforcement services under the Tribe's Bureau of Indian Affairs 638 contract.
What Saginaw Chippewa Tribal does
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department provides law enforcement and narcotics enforcement for the tribal community.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $25.78/hour minimum starting rate. Official 2026 MCOLES posting for two full-time Police Officers states starting hourly pay $25. — open the source document
$25.78/hour minimum starting rate. Official 2026 MCOLES posting for two full-time Police Officers states starting hourly pay $25.78-$36.90 DOQ and requires MCOLES licensed/licensable status. The minimum is retained as the no-experience qualifying rate.
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 Saginaw Chippewa Tribal 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. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal starts at $53,622, so $17,665 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department officer make?
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department starts a new officer on $53,622 a year, about $25.78 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 $25.78/hour minimum starting rate. Official 2026 MCOLES posting for two full-time Police Officers states starting hourly pay $25..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Michigan?
It ranks #32 of 38 agencies we have verified in Michigan — 6 pay less, 31 pay more in the state — and #1,483 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,768 below, and against other municipal agencies $17,642 below.
Compare with another department
Put Saginaw Chippewa Tribal 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 MI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Saginaw | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Police Department | Municipal | 110 | $78,224 | +$24,602 | #452 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 299 | $77,467 | +$23,845 | #471 |
| 3 | Wyoming Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $75,400 | +$21,778 | #539 |
| 4 | Sumpter Township Police Department | Municipal | 18 | $71,732 | +$18,110 | #684 |
| 5 | Lincoln Charter Township Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,696 | +$18,074 | #686 |
| 6 | Macomb County Sheriff's Office | County | 274 | $71,098 | +$17,476 | #718 |
| 7 | Muskegon Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $69,888 | +$16,266 | #781 |
| 8 | Livonia Police Department | Municipal | 117 | $69,784 | +$16,162 | #783 |
| 9 | Dearborn Police Department | Municipal | 186 | $69,080 | +$15,458 | #810 |
| 10 | Plymouth Township Police Department | Municipal | 33 | $68,140 | +$14,518 | #852 |
| 11 | Oscoda Township Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $68,140 | +$14,518 | #853 |
| 12 | Northville Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $65,956 | +$12,334 | #969 |
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