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Stowe 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.
Stowe Police Department starts at $60,070 a year — about $28.88 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,614 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $8,070 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Vermont run about 2% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $61,323 would somewhere at average prices — $1,252 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 126, 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 isStowe Police Department reported 13 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. That is 2.5 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 5,308.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 Stowe says about itself
To provide quality service in a professional, respectful, and ethical manner to the 5,200 residents and thousands of daily visitors of the Ski Capital of the East.
What Stowe does
The Stowe Police Department is the police force for the Town of Stowe in Lamoille County, Vermont, covering 79 square miles of village streets, mountain roads and recreation paths and giving mutual aid to neighbouring towns.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 25 September 2026. Town of Stowe, Employment Opportunities, Police Officers: "Minimum starting pay for a certified officer is $28.88 per hour ($31.86 for Corporal) and may be higher depending on qualifications and experience." — open the source document
The Town labels $28.88 an hour the minimum starting pay for a certified officer; converted at 2,080 hours ($28.88 x 2,080 = $60,070.40). No uncertified rate is printed. The posting is undated and open until filled. Excluded: the sign-on bonus of up to $15,000, the Corporal rate, placement above the minimum for experience, and overtime.
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 Stowe 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. Stowe starts at $60,070, so $8,070 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Stowe Police Department officer make?
Stowe Police Department starts a new officer on $60,070 a year, about $28.88 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 Town of Stowe, Employment Opportunities, Police Officers: "Minimum starting pay for a certified officer is $28.88 per hour ($31.86 for Corporal) and may be higher depending on qualifications and experience.".
Is that good pay for a police officer in Vermont?
It ranks #11 of 16 agencies we have verified in Vermont — 5 pay less, 10 pay more in the state — and #1,560 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,614 below, and against other municipal agencies $8,070 below.
Compare with another department
Put Stowe 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 VT
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Stowe | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont State Police | State | 256 | $84,160 | +$24,090 | #370 |
| 2 | Burlington Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $81,653 | +$21,583 | #435 |
| 3 | Montpelier Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,870 | +$20,800 | #466 |
| 4 | Williston Police Department | Municipal | 14 | $71,032 | +$10,962 | #873 |
| 5 | Brandon Police Department | Municipal | 2 | $70,720 | +$10,650 | #899 |
| 6 | Rutland City Police Department | Municipal | — | $67,600 | +$7,530 | #1,089 |
| 7 | Colchester Police Department | Municipal | 27 | $66,560 | +$6,490 | #1,156 |
| 8 | South Burlington Police Department | Municipal | 33 | $64,668 | +$4,598 | #1,282 |
| 9 | Winooski Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $63,752 | +$3,682 | #1,333 |
| 10 | Barre Town Police Department | Municipal | 6 | $61,194 | +$1,123 | #1,491 |
| 12 | Shelburne Police Department | Municipal | 10 | $59,613 | −$458 | #1,604 |
| 13 | Barre City Police Department | Municipal | — | $58,531 | −$1,539 | #1,651 |
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