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South Kingstown 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 Kingstown Police Department starts at $62,094 a year — about $29.85 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,591 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $6,046 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Rhode Island run about 2% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $60,710 somewhere at average prices — $1,384 less than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 147, where goods are 97. 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 isSouth Kingstown Police Department reported 54 sworn officers and 17 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.7 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 32,084.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 South Kingstown says about itself
The mission of the South Kingstown Police Department is to serve the residents and visitors of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, by providing high-quality law enforcement services. Our duty is to provide and promote public safety, and we strive to do our work with transparency, integrity, and compassion for the people we serve.
What South Kingstown does
South Kingstown Police Department focuses on community policing and providing high-quality public-safety services. The department has 58 sworn officers serving in Uniform, Detective, and Administrative Support divisions in a coastal community of more than 30,000 full-time residents.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. employer-controlled NEOGOV Police Officer posting — open the source document
Their source is effective 6 February 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 South Kingstown 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 | $33,280 | $68,140 | $163,619 | 1549 |
| County | $35,000 | $63,565 | $132,263 | 516 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,166 | $110,916 | 145 |
| 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 $5,400 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,900 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,300 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. South Kingstown starts at $62,094, so $6,046 below the municipal middle.
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Common questions
How much does a South Kingstown Police Department officer make?
South Kingstown Police Department starts a new officer on $62,094 a year, about $29.85 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 NEOGOV Police Officer posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Rhode Island?
It ranks #15 of 17 agencies we have verified in Rhode Island — 2 pay less, 14 pay more in the state — and #1,442 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,591 below, and against other municipal agencies $6,046 below.
Compare with another department
Put South Kingstown 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 RI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs South | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management — Division of Law Enforcement / Environmental Police | State | 32 | $90,850 | +$28,756 | #249 |
| 2 | Smithfield Police Department | Municipal | 46 | $82,885 | +$20,791 | #407 |
| 3 | Rhode Island State Police | State | 267 | $81,579 | +$19,485 | #437 |
| 4 | Providence Police Department | Municipal | 435 | $81,468 | +$19,375 | #441 |
| 5 | North Providence Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,787 | +$9,693 | #829 |
| 6 | Burrillville Police Department | Municipal | 24 | $70,484 | +$8,390 | #908 |
| 7 | East Providence Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $69,155 | +$7,061 | #983 |
| 8 | Lincoln Police Department | Municipal | 40 | $69,000 | +$6,906 | #991 |
| 9 | Pawtucket Police Department | Municipal | 145 | $66,402 | +$4,308 | #1,167 |
| 10 | Warwick Police Department | Municipal | 169 | $65,739 | +$3,646 | #1,204 |
| 11 | North Kingstown Police Department | Municipal | — | $65,012 | +$2,918 | #1,255 |
| 12 | Portsmouth Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $64,358 | +$2,264 | #1,297 |
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