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Vero Beach 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.
Vero Beach Police Department starts at $58,968 a year — about $28.35 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $7,717 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $9,172 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL run about 2% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $59,983 would somewhere at average prices — $1,015 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 87, where goods are 96. Based on price levels for this metropolitan 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 isVero Beach Police Department reported 55 sworn officers and 19 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 3.1 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 17,851.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 Vero Beach says about itself
The Vero Beach Police Department is comprised of a group of dedicated men and women who strive to exceed the expectations of our fine community. Through a positive and productive presence, members of the Police Department strive to improve the quality of life for citizens by protecting all persons and property in accordance with legal, moral and ethical standards.
What Vero Beach does
The City says Police Officers serve and protect lives and property by enforcing city, state and federal laws, arresting offenders, providing crime-prevention programmes and performing community and specialised police assignments.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. City of Vero Beach official Police Officer posting — open the source document
Live posting, undated on its face; $28.35 hourly = $58,968 at 2,080 hours. Requires a Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Certificate of Compliance in Law Enforcement. The posting states no effective date, so the checked date is the only one available.
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 Vero Beach 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. Vero Beach starts at $58,968, so $9,172 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Vero Beach Police Department officer make?
Vero Beach Police Department starts a new officer on $58,968 a year, about $28.35 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 City of Vero Beach official Police Officer posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #172 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 131 pay less, 171 pay more in the state — and #1,630 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $7,717 below, and against other municipal agencies $9,172 below.
Compare with another department
Put Vero Beach 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 FL
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Vero | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$32,039 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$22,755 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$22,032 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$21,986 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$21,944 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$21,032 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$20,882 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$20,103 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$19,860 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$19,588 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$19,462 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$19,312 | #549 |
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