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Yakima 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.
Yakima County Sheriff's Office starts at $73,466 a year — about $35.32 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $5,076 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $8,091 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Yakima, WA run about 4% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $76,891 would somewhere at average prices — $3,425 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 73 against a national average of 100, where goods are 105. 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 isYakima County Sheriff's Office reported 67 sworn officers and 27 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.
About Yakima County
Yakima County Sheriff's Office provides patrol, investigations, corrections, civil, court-security, search-and-rescue and specialized public-safety services. Official County materials emphasize professional service, protection of life and property and community partnership.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Yakima County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff Entry — open the source document
$73,465.60. Current 2026 official entry recruitment; verified 8 August 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 Yakima 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 | $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. Yakima County starts at $73,466, so $8,092 above the county middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Yakima County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Yakima County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $73,466 a year, about $35.32 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 Yakima County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff Entry.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Washington?
It ranks #65 of 76 agencies we have verified in Washington — 11 pay less, 64 pay more in the state — and #612 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $5,076 above, and against other county agencies $8,091 above.
Compare with another department
Put Yakima 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 WA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Yakima | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Police Department | Municipal | 1,064 | $117,792 | +$44,326 | #35 |
| 2 | Redmond Police Department | Municipal | 81 | $110,435 | +$36,969 | #52 |
| 3 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 120 | $108,386 | +$34,921 | #57 |
| 4 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | 207 | $102,516 | +$29,050 | #81 |
| 5 | Vancouver Police Department | Municipal | 226 | $101,832 | +$28,366 | #85 |
| 6 | Kirkland Police Department | Municipal | 108 | $101,218 | +$27,752 | #92 |
| 7 | Tukwila Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $101,064 | +$27,598 | #94 |
| 8 | Mount Vernon Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $100,836 | +$27,370 | #97 |
| 9 | Edmonds Police Department | Municipal | 48 | $99,168 | +$25,702 | #108 |
| 10 | Tacoma Police Department | Municipal | 343 | $98,571 | +$25,106 | #111 |
| 11 | Issaquah Police Department | Municipal | 36 | $98,150 | +$24,684 | #114 |
| 12 | Renton Police Department | Municipal | 132 | $97,692 | +$24,226 | #117 |
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