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Windham 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.
Windham Police Department starts at $69,251 a year — about $33.29 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $861 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $2,014 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Maine run about 3% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $71,356 would somewhere at average prices — $2,105 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 135, where goods are 97. 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 isWindham Police Department reported 28 sworn officers and 4 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 20,004.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 Windham says about itself
To protect lives and property, reduce crime, and enhance the quality of life for our visitors and citizens by maintaining a highly trained, engaged, and professional staff.
What Windham does
Windham Police Department states a vision of working collaboratively with the community to create meaningful relationships that sustain a safe and welcoming place for all, serving residents, visitors and businesses across the town
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Town of Windham 2025-2028 Police Union Wage Scales / Police Contract — open the source document
Current Town Police wage schedule for July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027 lists Patrol Officer Step 1 annual pay at $69,250.52. The contract states experienced officers may be hired above Step 1, confirming Step 1 as the normal entry point. Class: Patrol Officer. Trainee class: Experienced certified officers may be hired above Step 1; Step 1 is the default new-hire rate. Town Police wage schedule expressly classifies Patrol Officer and Town directory identifies sworn Patrol Officers.
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 Windham 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. Windham starts at $69,251, so $2,036 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Windham Police Department officer make?
Windham Police Department starts a new officer on $69,251 a year, about $33.29 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 Town of Windham 2025-2028 Police Union Wage Scales / Police Contract.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Maine?
It ranks #8 of 19 agencies we have verified in Maine — 11 pay less, 7 pay more in the state — and #802 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $861 above, and against other municipal agencies $2,014 below.
Compare with another department
Put Windham 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 ME
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Windham | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockland Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $77,896 | +$8,645 | #459 |
| 2 | Biddeford Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $76,482 | +$7,231 | #494 |
| 3 | Westbrook Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $73,736 | +$4,485 | #604 |
| 4 | Falmouth Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $71,344 | +$2,093 | #704 |
| 5 | Bath Police Department | Municipal | 18 | $71,011 | +$1,761 | #721 |
| 6 | York County Sheriff's Office | County | 23 | $70,628 | +$1,378 | #741 |
| 7 | Freeport Police Department | Municipal | 17 | $69,306 | +$55 | #798 |
| 9 | Bangor Police Department | Municipal | 82 | $69,181 | −$70 | #803 |
| 10 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 51 | $69,000 | −$251 | #815 |
| 11 | Augusta Police Department | Municipal | 44 | $67,371 | −$1,879 | #901 |
| 12 | Portland Police Department | Municipal | 131 | $65,874 | −$3,377 | #973 |
| 13 | Lewiston Police Department | Municipal | 78 | $65,624 | −$3,627 | #986 |
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