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Seaford 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.
Seaford Police Department starts at $68,474 a year — about $32.92 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $84 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $2,791 below the median for municipal agencies.
How big the department isSeaford Police Department reported 31 sworn officers and 7 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 3.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 9,212.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 Seaford
Seaford says police officers must exercise judgment under pressure, communicate effectively, and function in situations involving physical danger. Successful candidates begin multi-level Police Academy training and continue their careers as uniformed patrol officers, with opportunities for specialized assignments.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 15 August 2026. City of Seaford — Employment, Police Officer-Patrolman posting — open the source document
Their source is effective 10 August 2026.
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 Seaford 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. Seaford starts at $68,474, so $2,813 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
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Common questions
How much does a Seaford Police Department officer make?
Seaford Police Department starts a new officer on $68,474 a year, about $32.92 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 Seaford — Employment, Police Officer-Patrolman posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Delaware?
It ranks #9 of 14 agencies we have verified in Delaware — 5 pay less, 8 pay more in the state — and #838 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $84 above, and against other municipal agencies $2,791 below.
Compare with another department
Put Seaford 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 DE
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Seaford | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware State Police | State | 783 | $91,265 | +$22,791 | #189 |
| 2 | New Castle City Police Department | Municipal | — | $75,338 | +$6,865 | #544 |
| 3 | University of Delaware Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 48 | $74,679 | +$6,205 | #570 |
| 4 | Middletown Police Department | Municipal | 38 | $74,550 | +$6,076 | #576 |
| 5 | New Castle County Police | County | 414 | $74,453 | +$5,979 | #582 |
| 6 | Dover Police Department | Municipal | 101 | $72,000 | +$3,526 | #668 |
| 7 | Newark Police Department | Municipal | 72 | $70,000 | +$1,526 | #767 |
| 8 | Selbyville Police Department | Municipal | 10 | $68,788 | +$314 | #824 |
| 10 | Milford Police Department | Municipal | 35 | $67,971 | −$503 | #864 |
| 11 | Wilmington Police Department | Municipal | 279 | $67,600 | −$874 | #888 |
| 12 | Cheswold Police Department | Municipal | 4 | $57,500 | −$10,974 | #1,359 |
| 13 | Delaware Capitol Police | State | — | $53,807 | −$14,667 | #1,475 |
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