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University of Central Missouri 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.
University of Central Missouri Police Department starts at $49,608 a year — about $23.85 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $18,782 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $10,587 below the median for special jurisdiction agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Missouri run about 9% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $54,624 would somewhere at average prices — $5,016 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 70 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 isUniversity of Central Missouri Police Department reported 13 sworn officers and 14 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 University of Central Missouri says about itself
The Department of Public Safety is responsible for all law enforcement and security operations on the UCM campus. The University Police division is the heart of our campus safety strategy, with 18 full-time, state-certified, fully trained peace officers and a full-time emergency dispatching center operating 24/7.
What University of Central Missouri does
University of Central Missouri Police Officers protect students, faculty, staff, visitors and university property. They patrol university facilities, enforce state statutes and city ordinances, investigate violations and may make arrests.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. employer-controlled GovernmentJobs posting — open the source document
Their source is effective 5 June 2026.
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 University of Central Missouri 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. University of Central Missouri starts at $49,608, so $10,587 below the special jurisdiction middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a University of Central Missouri Police Department officer make?
University of Central Missouri Police Department starts a new officer on $49,608 a year, about $23.85 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 employer-controlled GovernmentJobs posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Missouri?
It ranks #24 of 27 agencies we have verified in Missouri — 3 pay less, 23 pay more in the state — and #1,579 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $18,782 below, and against other special jurisdiction agencies $10,587 below.
Compare with another department
Put University of Central Missouri 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 MO
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs University | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creve Coeur Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $71,329 | +$21,721 | #707 |
| 2 | Liberty Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $70,000 | +$20,392 | #772 |
| 3 | Kansas City Missouri Police Department | Municipal | 1,119 | $68,928 | +$19,320 | #819 |
| 4 | O'Fallon Police Department | Municipal | 118 | $67,454 | +$17,846 | #898 |
| 5 | Brentwood Police Department | Municipal | 31 | $67,418 | +$17,810 | #900 |
| 6 | St. Charles County Police Department | County | 35 | $66,060 | +$16,452 | #962 |
| 7 | Missouri State Highway Patrol | State | 1,134 | $65,400 | +$15,792 | #998 |
| 8 | Riverside Police Department | Municipal | 25 | $65,000 | +$15,392 | #1,022 |
| 9 | Ferguson Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $64,316 | +$14,708 | #1,052 |
| 10 | Gladstone Police Department | Municipal | 31 | $63,560 | +$13,952 | #1,077 |
| 11 | Ballwin Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $63,508 | +$13,900 | #1,081 |
| 12 | St. Louis County Police Department | County | 843 | $63,003 | +$13,395 | #1,110 |
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