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St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office 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. Lucie County Sheriff's Office starts at $58,862 a year — about $28.30 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $7,823 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $4,698 below the median for county agencies.
How big the department isSt. Lucie County Sheriff's Office reported 312 sworn officers and 428 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. 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. Lucie County says about itself
To serve and protect our community through a commitment to doing what is right, doing the best we can, and treating people well.
What St. Lucie County does
The classification says deputies enforce laws and ordinances to protect the general public and property and enhance quality of life for county citizens and visitors, with services including criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, crime prevention and general law-enforcement work.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office official Deputy Sheriff - Law Enforcement classification — open the source document
Classification dated 5 February 2025; Deputy Sheriff - Law Enforcement salary range $58,862-$92,106, the minimum taken as the entry base for the law-enforcement deputy classification.
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 St. Lucie County 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. Lucie County starts at $58,862, so $4,703 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office officer make?
St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $58,862 a year, about $28.30 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 St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office official Deputy Sheriff - Law Enforcement classification.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #173 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 130 pay less, 172 pay more in the state — and #1,640 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $7,823 below, and against other county agencies $4,698 below.
Compare with another department
Put St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office 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 | +$32,145 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$22,861 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$22,138 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$22,092 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$22,050 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$21,138 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$20,988 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$20,209 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$19,966 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$19,694 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$19,568 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$19,418 | #549 |
Base pay is only part of the year
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