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South Miami 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 Miami Police Department starts at $70,802 a year — about $34.04 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $4,117 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,662 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $68,465 somewhere at average prices — $2,337 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 122 against a national average of 100, where goods are 98. 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 Miami Police Department reported 49 sworn officers and 10 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 3.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 13,539.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 Miami says about itself
To deliver professional police services in partnership with the people we serve, in order to provide a safe and secure environment for all.
What South Miami does
The South Miami Police Department is the municipal force for South Miami in Miami-Dade County. It is state accredited, and its Professional Compliance Division reviews every citizen complaint. In 2025 it equipped every member including the Chief, command staff, detectives and patrol officers with Axon Body 4 cameras, adding sidearm and Taser signal devices that trigger nearby cameras automatically within about 35 feet.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. Entry minimum salary, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report, Police Department Salary 2025. — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 January 2025.
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 Miami 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 Miami starts at $70,802, so $2,662 above the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a South Miami Police Department officer make?
South Miami Police Department starts a new officer on $70,802 a year, about $34.04 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 Entry minimum salary, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report, Police Department Salary 2025..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #56 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 247 pay less, 55 pay more in the state — and #894 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $4,117 above, and against other municipal agencies $2,662 above.
Compare with another department
Put South Miami 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs South | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$20,205 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$10,921 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$10,198 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$10,152 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$10,110 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$9,198 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$9,048 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$8,269 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$8,026 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$7,754 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$7,628 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$7,478 | #549 |
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