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Wakulla 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.
Wakulla County Sheriff's Office starts at $49,000 a year — about $23.56 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $17,685 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $14,560 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Tallahassee, FL run about 6% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $52,173 would somewhere at average prices — $3,173 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 79 against a national average of 100, 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 isWakulla County Sheriff's Office reported 75 sworn officers and 44 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 Wakulla County says about itself
The Wakulla County Sheriff's Office will commit its resources in partnership with the community to promote a safe environment, free from crime and the fear of crime; provide an optimum level of service to the citizens we serve; and practice our core values of integrity, respect, service, and fairness.
What Wakulla County does
Wakulla County Sheriff's Office describes Deputy Sheriffs as responsible for protecting life and property and enforcing laws and regulations, with duties including roadway patrol, criminal complaints and investigations, civil process, warrants, arrests, prisoner transport and disturbance control.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Wakulla County Sheriff's Office official Deputy Sheriff - Sworn Law Enforcement Officer opening — open the source document
Open 2026 posting; starting salary for Deputy Sheriff $49,000 annually.
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 Wakulla 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. Wakulla County starts at $49,000, so $14,565 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Wakulla County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Wakulla County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $49,000 a year, about $23.56 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 Wakulla County Sheriff's Office official Deputy Sheriff - Sworn Law Enforcement Officer opening.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #259 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 44 pay less, 258 pay more in the state — and #2,117 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $17,685 below, and against other county agencies $14,560 below.
Compare with another department
Put Wakulla 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 Wakulla | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$42,007 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$32,723 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$32,000 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$31,954 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$31,912 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$31,000 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$30,850 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$30,071 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$29,828 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$29,556 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$29,430 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$29,280 | #549 |
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