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Zephyrhills 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.
Zephyrhills Police Department starts at $57,018 a year — about $27.41 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $9,667 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $11,122 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Florida run about 3% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $55,136 somewhere at average prices — $1,882 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 122 against a national average of 100, where goods are 98. 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 isZephyrhills Police Department reported 43 sworn officers and 14 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.8 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 23,750.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 Zephyrhills says about itself
It is the mission of the Zephyrhills Police Department (ZPD) to protect the lives, property, and rights of all people, as well as provide quality service with respect and dignity.
What Zephyrhills does
The Zephyrhills Police Department is the municipal force for the City of Zephyrhills in east Pasco County, a city of about 17,000 whose motto is Jump Right In. It is accredited by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation and organised into an Operations Division and an Administrative Division, publishes regular reports from the chief, and works multi-agency operations with neighbouring departments including St. Petersburg on human trafficking and exploitation.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 30 August 2026. City of Zephyrhills Jobs - Patrol Officer — open the source document
Their source is effective 17 April 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.
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How this level compares
Where Zephyrhills 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. Zephyrhills starts at $57,018, so $11,122 below the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Zephyrhills Police Department officer make?
Zephyrhills Police Department starts a new officer on $57,018 a year, about $27.41 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 Zephyrhills Jobs - Patrol Officer.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Florida?
It ranks #185 of 303 agencies we have verified in Florida — 118 pay less, 184 pay more in the state — and #1,748 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $9,667 below, and against other municipal agencies $11,122 below.
Compare with another department
Put Zephyrhills 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 Zephyrhills | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton Police Services Department | Municipal | 195 | $91,007 | +$33,989 | #244 |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Municipal | 565 | $81,723 | +$24,705 | #433 |
| 3 | Plantation Police Department | Municipal | 164 | $81,000 | +$23,982 | #459 |
| 4 | Hillsboro Beach Police Department | Municipal | 15 | $80,954 | +$23,936 | #461 |
| 5 | Pinecrest Police Department | Municipal | 47 | $80,912 | +$23,893 | #464 |
| 6 | Sunny Isles Beach Police Department | Municipal | 65 | $80,000 | +$22,982 | #496 |
| 7 | Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department | Municipal | 10 | $79,850 | +$22,832 | #500 |
| 8 | Sunrise Police Department | Municipal | 190 | $79,071 | +$22,053 | #520 |
| 9 | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,720 | $78,828 | +$21,810 | #526 |
| 10 | Aventura Police Department | Municipal | 91 | $78,556 | +$21,538 | #536 |
| 11 | Longboat Key Police Department | Municipal | 19 | $78,430 | +$21,412 | #543 |
| 12 | Manalapan Police Department | Municipal | 13 | $78,280 | +$21,262 | #549 |
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