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Saline 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.
Saline County Sheriff's Office starts at $57,866 a year — about $27.82 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $10,524 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $7,509 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in rural Kansas run about 14% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $67,348 would somewhere at average prices — $9,483 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 54 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. Based on price levels for the non-metropolitan part of this state, because this agency is outside every 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 isSaline County Sheriff's Office reported 41 sworn officers and 12 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.
About Saline County
Saline County Sheriff's Office says it strives for a community partnership founded on mutual trust by providing quality public service based on principle, sound judgment, the U.S. Constitution and state and local law, with the goal of ensuring the safety and security of Saline County's visitors and citizens. It describes itself as a professional law-enforcement agency providing corrections and inmate care, rural patrol and administrative services.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Saline County official job posting — Deputy Sheriff — open the source document
Posting 9 June 2026–12 July 2026; non-certified starting wage $27.82/hour
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 Saline 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. Saline County starts at $57,866, so $7,508 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Saline County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Saline County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $57,866 a year, about $27.82 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 Saline County official job posting — Deputy Sheriff.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Kansas?
It ranks #6 of 13 agencies we have verified in Kansas — 7 pay less, 5 pay more in the state — and #1,333 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $10,524 below, and against other county agencies $7,509 below.
Compare with another department
Put Saline 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 KS
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Saline | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wichita Police Department | Municipal | 663 | $70,970 | +$13,104 | #724 |
| 2 | Kansas Highway Patrol | State | 467 | $68,182 | +$10,317 | #851 |
| 3 | Lenexa Police Department | Municipal | 93 | $66,013 | +$8,147 | #965 |
| 4 | Olathe Police Department | Municipal | 210 | $65,050 | +$7,184 | #1,018 |
| 5 | University of Kansas Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 28 | $60,180 | +$2,314 | #1,229 |
| 7 | Salina Police Department | Municipal | 71 | $57,741 | −$125 | #1,343 |
| 8 | Garden City Police Department | Municipal | 61 | $56,451 | −$1,414 | #1,385 |
| 9 | Junction City Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $53,747 | −$4,118 | #1,480 |
| 10 | Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks — Law Enforcement Division | State | — | $53,414 | −$4,451 | #1,488 |
| 11 | Wichita State University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 28 | $49,254 | −$8,611 | #1,583 |
| 12 | Arkansas City Police Department | Municipal | 23 | $44,491 | −$13,374 | #1,636 |
| 13 | Kansas State University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | — | $42,494 | −$15,371 | #1,647 |
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