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Sumter 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.
Sumter County Sheriff's Office starts at $61,125 a year — about $29.39 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,560 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $2,435 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $59,107 somewhere at average prices — $2,018 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 isSumter County Sheriff's Office reported 194 sworn officers and 222 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 Sumter County says about itself
Excellence in Law Enforcement. The men and women of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office are pledged and dedicated to protecting the lives, property, and quality of life of the citizens of Sumter County with integrity, professionalism, and compassion. We are accountable to our citizens to carry out our mission impartially and courteously protecting everyone's civil liberties, while enforcing the laws of the State of Florida and upholding the Constitution of the United States. We also recognize our commitment to a partnership with the citizens of Sumter County to serve and enrich our community. The Sumter County Sheriff's Office shall successfully carry out this mission with honor.
What Sumter County does
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office is the county force for Sumter County, seat Bushnell, and is an accredited agency. Its patrol deputies work under a watch commander in the Uniform Patrol division, and it has run a victim advocate programme providing crisis intervention and support since 7 November 2005.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. Sumter County Sheriff's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, submitted to the Board of County Commissioners. — open the source document
Their source is effective 1 October 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 Sumter 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. Sumter County starts at $61,125, so $2,440 below the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Sumter County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Sumter County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $61,125 a year, about $29.39 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 Sumter County Sheriff's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, submitted to the Board of County Commissioners..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #146 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 157 pay less, 145 pay more in the state — and #1,493 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,560 below, and against other county agencies $2,435 below.
Compare with another department
Put Sumter 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 Sumter | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$29,882 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$20,598 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$19,875 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$19,829 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$19,787 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$18,875 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$18,725 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$17,946 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$17,703 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$17,431 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$17,305 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$17,155 | #549 |
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