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Savage 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.
Savage Police Department starts at $83,138 a year — about $39.97 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,748 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $11,873 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Minnesota run about 1% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $84,300 would somewhere at average prices — $1,162 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 91, where goods are 101. 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 isSavage Police Department reported 36 sworn officers and 10 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.1 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 32,977.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.
About Savage
Savage Police Department polices a Scott County city on the south bank of the Minnesota River, south-west of the Twin Cities. It is dispatched through Scott County Central Dispatch rather than its own center, and does not run a jail or fingerprinting facility — both go to the county. The department runs a ride-along programme for residents, handles emergency vehicle lock-outs, and takes non-urgent reports and citation queries through its own administration.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. employer-controlled GovernmentJobs/NEOGOV or permitted Minnesota City Jobs posting — open the source document
Employer publishes $83,137.60 as the bottom 2026 Police Officer range. Applicant may be POST licensed or eligible to become licensed by July 1, 2026; prior police service is not a stated minimum. Class: Police Officer. Trainee class: NO, qualifying compensation is attached to the Police Officer class; separate cadet/lateral pathways were excluded where present. Employer describes Police Officer duties involving patrol, law enforcement, protection of life/property, investigations, arrests and public safety.
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 Savage 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. Savage starts at $83,138, so $11,851 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Savage Police Department officer make?
Savage Police Department starts a new officer on $83,138 a year, about $39.97 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 employer-controlled GovernmentJobs/NEOGOV or permitted Minnesota City Jobs posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Minnesota?
It ranks #44 of 100 agencies we have verified in Minnesota — 56 pay less, 43 pay more in the state — and #331 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,748 above, and against other municipal agencies $11,873 above.
Compare with another department
Put Savage 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 MN
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Savage | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaine Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $101,733 | +$18,595 | #86 |
| 2 | Stillwater Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $94,328 | +$11,190 | #152 |
| 3 | Columbia Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $93,725 | +$10,587 | #157 |
| 4 | Carver County Sheriff's Office | County | 77 | $93,683 | +$10,546 | #158 |
| 5 | Oakdale Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $93,538 | +$10,400 | #161 |
| 6 | Richfield Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $93,226 | +$10,088 | #163 |
| 7 | Maplewood Police Department | Municipal | 56 | $93,038 | +$9,901 | #167 |
| 8 | Forest Lake Police Department | Municipal | 20 | $92,789 | +$9,651 | #169 |
| 9 | Apple Valley Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $92,768 | +$9,630 | #170 |
| 10 | Coon Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 73 | $92,123 | +$8,986 | #179 |
| 11 | Saint Paul Police Department | Municipal | 562 | $91,291 | +$8,154 | #188 |
| 12 | Woodbury Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $91,187 | +$8,050 | #190 |
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