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University of North Alabama 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 North Alabama Police Department starts at $33,049 a year — about $15.89 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $33,636 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $27,155 below the median for special jurisdiction agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Alabama run about 11% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $37,208 would somewhere at average prices — $4,159 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 62 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.
What University of North Alabama says about itself
The University of North Alabama Police Department's mission is to maintain a safe and secure campus by providing quality public safety in partnership with the community. University Police have original police jurisdiction on the UNA campus and concurrent jurisdiction in the City of Florence, and statewide jurisdiction when investigating crimes which have occurred on campus.
What University of North Alabama does
University Police officers protect life and property and enforce federal, state, county and municipal law together with University rules, through patrol, investigations, traffic control and maintenance of order.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $33,049 annual minimum. Official University Police Officer recruitment publishes $33,049-$44,065 annually, requires no experience, and states applicants may obtain APOST certification/police-academy training within the permitted pathway. — open the source document
Opening September 22, 2025; official posting remained indexed/current for the 2026 benefit year. $33,049 annual minimum. Official University Police Officer recruitment publishes $33,049-$44,065 annually, requires no experience, and states applicants may obtain APOST certification/police-academy training within the permitted pathway.
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 North Alabama 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. University of North Alabama starts at $33,049, so $27,155 below the special jurisdiction middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a University of North Alabama Police Department officer make?
University of North Alabama Police Department starts a new officer on $33,049 a year, about $15.89 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 $33,049 annual minimum. Official University Police Officer recruitment publishes $33,049-$44,065 annually, requires no experience, and states applicants may obtain APOST certification/police-academy training within the permitted pathway..
Is that good pay for a police officer in Alabama?
It ranks #35 of 35 agencies we have verified in Alabama — 0 pay less, 34 pay more in the state — and #2,281 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $33,636 below, and against other special jurisdiction agencies $27,155 below.
Compare with another department
Put University of North Alabama 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 AL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs University | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoover Police Department | Municipal | 178 | $62,920 | +$29,871 | #1,390 |
| 2 | Madison Police Department | Municipal | 88 | $60,195 | +$27,146 | #1,550 |
| 3 | Birmingham Police Department | Municipal | 755 | $59,862 | +$26,813 | #1,588 |
| 4 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 131 | $58,798 | +$25,749 | #1,642 |
| 5 | Huntsville Police Department | Municipal | 432 | $58,614 | +$25,565 | #1,649 |
| 6 | Opelika Police Department | Municipal | 103 | $58,217 | +$25,168 | #1,663 |
| 7 | Shelby County Sheriff's Office | County | 147 | $57,408 | +$24,359 | #1,735 |
| 8 | Tuscaloosa Police Department | Municipal | 241 | $57,325 | +$24,276 | #1,740 |
| 9 | Alabama Highway Patrol | State | — | $56,726 | +$23,677 | #1,763 |
| 10 | Madison County Sheriff's Office | County | 184 | $55,390 | +$22,341 | #1,828 |
| 11 | Montgomery Police Department | Municipal | 259 | $55,168 | +$22,119 | #1,839 |
| 12 | Baldwin County Sheriff's Office | County | 174 | $53,768 | +$20,719 | #1,921 |
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