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South Brunswick 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.
South Brunswick Police Department starts at $55,165 a year — about $26.52 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $13,225 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $16,099 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in New Jersey run about 9% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $50,701 somewhere at average prices — $4,464 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 134 against a national average of 100, where goods are 107. 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.
About South Brunswick
South Brunswick Police Department serves South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, from the Municipal Building on Ridge Road at Monmouth Junction. Its patrol division works a modified 3/3 schedule - a 10.5 hour workday on a 28 day rotation - and the department describes itself as growing and progressive, hiring against bona fide occupational qualifications while working to reflect the demographics of the community it serves.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 18 August 2026. Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Township of South Brunswick and PBA Local 166, 1 January 2023 through 31 December 2027, Article 3 and Appendix C — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 January 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.
Entry pay through 2027
Every point is the entry-class annual base printed in the agency’s own pay document. Base pay only — no shift differential, incentives or allowances.
How this level compares
Where South Brunswick 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. South Brunswick starts at $55,165, so $16,122 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a South Brunswick Police Department officer make?
South Brunswick Police Department starts a new officer on $55,165 a year, about $26.52 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 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Township of South Brunswick and PBA Local 166, 1 January 2023 through 31 December 2027, Article 3 and Appendix C.
Is that good pay for a police officer in New Jersey?
It ranks #8 of 15 agencies we have verified in New Jersey — 7 pay less, 7 pay more in the state — and #1,421 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $13,225 below, and against other municipal agencies $16,099 below.
Compare with another department
Put South Brunswick 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 NJ
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs South | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Fish & Wildlife Conservation Police | State | — | $74,153 | +$18,988 | #588 |
| 2 | New Jersey State Police | State | 3,351 | $64,956 | +$9,791 | #1,028 |
| 3 | Galloway Township Police Department | Municipal | 68 | $64,236 | +$9,071 | #1,054 |
| 4 | New Jersey State Parole Board | State | — | $63,268 | +$8,103 | #1,099 |
| 5 | North Plainfield Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $59,036 | +$3,871 | #1,282 |
| 6 | Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department | Municipal | 16 | $58,000 | +$2,835 | #1,322 |
| 7 | Toms River Township Police Department | Municipal | 145 | $56,792 | +$1,627 | #1,374 |
| 9 | New Jersey Department of Corrections — Correctional Police | State | — | $55,081 | −$84 | #1,426 |
| 10 | Atlantic City Police Department | Municipal | 295 | $54,500 | −$665 | #1,453 |
| 11 | Atlantic Highlands Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $52,975 | −$2,190 | #1,500 |
| 12 | New Jersey State Park Police | State | 81 | $50,604 | −$4,561 | #1,546 |
| 13 | New Jersey State Human Services Police | State | — | $50,604 | −$4,561 | #1,547 |
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