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Sumpter Township 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.
Sumpter Township Police Department starts at $71,732 a year — about $34.49 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $3,342 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $468 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Michigan run about 4% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $74,552 would somewhere at average prices — $2,820 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 82 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. 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 isSumpter Township Police Department reported 18 sworn officers and 3 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.5 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 11,685.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 Sumpter Township says about itself
The men and women of the Sumpter Township Police Department are committed to protect life, property and the constitutional guarantees of all citizens. DESCRIPTION: The Sumpter Township Police Department protects life, property and constitutional rights, partners with the community, addresses community problems, enhances quality of life, and promotes peace and security.
What Sumpter Township does
Sumpter Township Police Department is a Michigan law-enforcement agency, and states its officers are committed to protecting life, property and the community.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $71,732 current first-year base salary. Official 2026 MCOLES posting accepts MCOLES licensed/eligible-to-be-licensed applicants and states current first-year base salary $71,732; lateral entry is separately identified up to $83,980. — open the source document
$71,732 current first-year base salary. Official 2026 MCOLES posting accepts MCOLES licensed/eligible-to-be-licensed applicants and states current first-year base salary $71,732; lateral entry is separately identified up to $83,980.
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 Sumpter Township 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 | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| 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 $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Sumpter Township starts at $71,732, so $445 above the municipal middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Sumpter Township Police Department officer make?
Sumpter Township Police Department starts a new officer on $71,732 a year, about $34.49 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 $71,732 current first-year base salary. Official 2026 MCOLES posting accepts MCOLES licensed/eligible-to-be-licensed applicants and states current first-year base salary $71,732; lateral entry is separately identified up to $83,980..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Michigan?
It ranks #4 of 38 agencies we have verified in Michigan — 34 pay less, 3 pay more in the state — and #684 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $3,342 above, and against other municipal agencies $468 above.
Compare with another department
Put Sumpter Township 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 MI
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Sumpter | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Police Department | Municipal | 110 | $78,224 | +$6,492 | #452 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 299 | $77,467 | +$5,735 | #471 |
| 3 | Wyoming Police Department | Municipal | 97 | $75,400 | +$3,668 | #539 |
| 5 | Lincoln Charter Township Police Department | Municipal | — | $71,696 | −$36 | #686 |
| 6 | Macomb County Sheriff's Office | County | 274 | $71,098 | −$634 | #718 |
| 7 | Muskegon Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $69,888 | −$1,844 | #781 |
| 8 | Livonia Police Department | Municipal | 117 | $69,784 | −$1,948 | #783 |
| 9 | Dearborn Police Department | Municipal | 186 | $69,080 | −$2,652 | #810 |
| 10 | Plymouth Township Police Department | Municipal | 33 | $68,140 | −$3,592 | #852 |
| 11 | Oscoda Township Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $68,140 | −$3,592 | #853 |
| 12 | Northville Police Department | Municipal | 12 | $65,956 | −$5,776 | #969 |
| 13 | Grand Valley State University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | 21 | $65,000 | −$6,732 | #1,023 |
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