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St. Augustine 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.
St. Augustine Police Department starts at $64,323 a year — about $30.92 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $2,362 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $3,817 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $62,200 somewhere at average prices — $2,123 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 isSt. Augustine Police Department reported 67 sworn officers and 6 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 4.1 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 16,389.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 St. Augustine says about itself
The mission of the St. Augustine Police Department is to enforce laws in order to promote a positive and peaceful quality of life for citizens and visitors within the Nation's Oldest City. The vision of the St. Augustine Police Department is to contribute to a community where the police and the public are united in striving for justice and the welfare of all citizens.
What St. Augustine does
The St. Augustine Police Department is the municipal force for St. Augustine in St. Johns County, policing the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the United States and the tourism that comes with it. Its operations cover a Patrol Division, which the department calls its largest part, Investigations, and a Special Response Team trained for incidents beyond basic patrol capability.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 31 August 2026. Police Department Employment, City of St. Augustine. — open the source document
Their source is effective 27 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.
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How this level compares
Where St. Augustine 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. St. Augustine starts at $64,323, so $3,817 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a St. Augustine Police Department officer make?
St. Augustine Police Department starts a new officer on $64,323 a year, about $30.92 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 Police Department Employment, City of St. Augustine..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #109 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 194 pay less, 108 pay more in the state — and #1,301 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $2,362 below, and against other municipal agencies $3,817 below.
Compare with another department
Put St. Augustine 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 St. | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$26,684 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$17,400 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$16,677 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$16,631 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$16,589 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$15,677 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$15,527 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$14,748 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$14,505 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$14,233 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$14,107 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$13,957 | #549 |
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