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Police pay in Indiana
Entry pay in Indiana runs from $49,196 to $81,234 a year. Verified at 39 agencies, each figure taken from that employer's own published document and dated on its page.
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.
The middle Indiana agency starts officers on $66,968, below the national middle of $68,390 — 21st of the 50 states we can rank.
How Indiana compares
Every figure below is a starting salary — what an agency pays an officer in their first year, before overtime. Each one is the middle agency of its group: half pay more, half pay less.
| Agencies compared | Middle IN agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $66,968 | $68,390 | −2% |
| City departments | $65,520 | $71,302 | −8% |
| Sheriff's offices | $68,119 | $65,374 | +4% |
| State agencies | $70,000 | $65,166 | +7% |
The best-paid agency in Indiana starts officers on 1.7 times what the lowest-paid one does — $81,234 against $49,196. Overall, Indiana ranks 21st of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal28 agencies
Lowest$49,196
Middle$65,520
Highest$81,234
Across 28 city departments in Indiana.
Sheriff5 agencies
Lowest$60,000
Middle$68,119
Highest$70,000
Across 5 sheriff's offices in Indiana.
State3 agencies
Lowest$66,000
Middle$70,000
Highest$70,000
Across 3 state agencies in Indiana.
Special jurisdiction3 agencies
Lowest$57,884
Middle$72,137
Highest$77,700
Across 3 special jurisdiction agencies in Indiana.
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Every Indiana agency we have verified
Across the state line
What the middle agency starts on in the states Indiana borders.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 8 August 2026 and 21 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 the figure shown. Where an agency publishes both an academy rate and a post-academy rate, the post-academy rate is used. A missing agency has not been checked, not found to pay less.
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