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St. Cloud 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. Cloud Police Department starts at $60,759 a year — about $29.21 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,926 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $7,381 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $58,753 somewhere at average prices — $2,006 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. Cloud Police Department reported 117 sworn officers and 50 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.6 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 74,269.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. Cloud says about itself
The St. Cloud Police Department is committed to protecting the lives, property, and rights of all people with courage, compassion, and integrity. We will provide progressive services in partnership with the citizens of our community. To fulfill our mission, we will maintain the highest degree of professionalism at all times. The St. Cloud Police Department envisions a safer, stronger community built on trust, collaboration, and innovation.
What St. Cloud does
The St. Cloud Police Department is the municipal force for St. Cloud in Osceola County, a city of more than 70,000 known as Soldier City and among the fastest growing in the United States. The department reported more than 93,000 calls for service in 2024 and was re-accredited that year by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, with its communications center separately accredited. It fields a Community Engagement Team and a Crime Prevention Unit alongside patrol and investigations.
Shifts at St. Cloud
St. Cloud's figure reconciles on a 2,184-hour year - a 42-hour week on 12-hour shifts - not on 2,080.
The agency publishes the shift length but not a named cycle. These are the 12-hour rotations departments most often build on it: Pitman, 4 on, 4 off, DuPont, Panama, 3-4-4-3.
A 12-hour cycle pays a 42-hour average week without ever working a 42-hour week. BlueShifts shows where the hours actually fall across the fortnight instead of averaging them away.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 31 August 2026. Police Officer, City of St. Cloud careers portal (governmentjobs.com/careers/stcloud), posting 4933306: "SALARY $27.82 - $39.66 Hourly". — 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.
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How this level compares
Where St. Cloud 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. Cloud starts at $60,759, so $7,381 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a St. Cloud Police Department officer make?
St. Cloud Police Department starts a new officer on $60,759 a year, about $29.21 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 Officer, City of St. Cloud careers portal (governmentjobs.com/careers/stcloud), posting 4933306: "SALARY $27.82 - $39.66 Hourly"..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #152 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 151 pay less, 151 pay more in the state — and #1,519 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,926 below, and against other municipal agencies $7,381 below.
What shifts do St. Cloud Police Department officers work?
St. Cloud's figure reconciles on a 2,184-hour year - a 42-hour week on 12-hour shifts - not on 2,080. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put St. Cloud 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 | +$30,248 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$20,964 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$20,241 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$20,195 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$20,153 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$19,241 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$19,091 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$18,312 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$18,069 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$17,797 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$17,671 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$17,521 | #549 |
Base pay is only part of the year
Whatever the figure above, the rotation is what decides your year — which weekends you lose, when the changeovers land, what you can plan around. Save yours once and BlueShifts shows it a year ahead, with the off-duty jobs you take and what each one paid.
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