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Schaumburg 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.
Schaumburg Police Department starts at $80,472 a year — about $38.69 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $12,082 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $9,208 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN run about 4% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $77,679 somewhere at average prices — $2,793 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 84 against a national average of 100, where goods are 107. 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 isSchaumburg Police Department reported 109 sworn officers and 41 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 76,773.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 Schaumburg says about itself
To serve, protect, and enhance the quality of life for all residents, businesses and visitors to the Village of Schaumburg. The Schaumburg Police Department was the first law enforcement agency in Illinois to gain accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in 1986, and continues its tradition of providing professional, unbiased, and ethical service to our community.
What Schaumburg does
Schaumburg Police Department describes its role as protecting the community through professional law enforcement, crime prevention, investigation, traffic safety and community partnerships. The department emphasizes public service, professionalism, accountability and maintaining community trust
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Village of Schaumburg official P — open the source document
Current entry-level recruitment checked 8 August 2026; Village expressly states Entry-Level starting pay annual rate $80,472 based on a 40-hour work week; certified officers with prior experience may start higher, so experience placement is excluded
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 Schaumburg 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. Schaumburg starts at $80,472, so $9,185 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Schaumburg Police Department officer make?
Schaumburg Police Department starts a new officer on $80,472 a year, about $38.69 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 Village of Schaumburg official P.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Illinois?
It ranks #17 of 35 agencies we have verified in Illinois — 18 pay less, 16 pay more in the state — and #396 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $12,082 above, and against other municipal agencies $9,208 above.
Compare with another department
Put Schaumburg 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 IL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Schaumburg | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernon Hills Police Department | Municipal | 44 | $94,460 | +$13,988 | #151 |
| 2 | Wilmette Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $93,156 | +$12,684 | #165 |
| 3 | Aurora Police Department | Municipal | 328 | $92,248 | +$11,776 | #176 |
| 4 | Des Plaines Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $91,440 | +$10,968 | #186 |
| 5 | Highland Park Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $91,158 | +$10,686 | #191 |
| 6 | Illinois State Police | State | 1,821 | $90,828 | +$10,356 | #199 |
| 7 | River Forest Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $90,106 | +$9,634 | #213 |
| 8 | Elgin Police Department | Municipal | 203 | $88,274 | +$7,802 | #245 |
| 9 | Lake County Sheriff's Office | County | 113 | $87,297 | +$6,825 | #259 |
| 10 | Woodridge Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $84,781 | +$4,309 | #294 |
| 11 | DeKalb Police Department | Municipal | 72 | $83,449 | +$2,977 | #326 |
| 12 | Rolling Meadows Police Department | Municipal | 49 | $81,439 | +$967 | #362 |
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