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Police pay in Massachusetts
Entry pay in Massachusetts runs from $61,511 to $95,568 a year. Verified at 10 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 Massachusetts agency starts officers on $71,861, above the national middle of $68,390 — 11th of the 50 states we can rank.
How Massachusetts 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 MA agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $71,861 | $68,390 | +5% |
| City departments | $71,861 | $71,302 | +1% |
The best-paid agency in Massachusetts starts officers on 1.6 times what the lowest-paid one does — $95,568 against $61,511. Overall, Massachusetts ranks 11th of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal6 agencies
Lowest$61,511
Middle$71,861
Highest$95,568
Across 6 city departments in Massachusetts.
Sheriffnone
No sheriff's offices verified in Massachusetts yet.
State2 agencies
Massachusetts State Police$80,213
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs — Environmental Police$65,447
Only two verified here, so we name them rather than give a middle figure.
Special jurisdiction2 agencies
Tufts University Police Department$75,962
Amtrak Police Department$70,429
Only two verified here, so we name them rather than give a middle figure.
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Every Massachusetts agency we have verified
| # | Agency | Level | Entry pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | $95,568 |
| 2 | Nantucket Police Department | Municipal | $92,144 |
| 3 | Massachusetts State Police | State | $80,213 |
| 4 | Tufts University Police Department | Special jurisdiction | $75,962 |
| 5 | Amtrak Police Department | Special jurisdiction | $72,106New England |
| 6 | Boston Police Department | Municipal | $71,861 |
| 7 | West Stockbridge Police Department | Municipal | $66,797 |
| 8 | Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs — Environmental Police | State | $65,447 |
| 9 | Brockton Police Department | Municipal | $63,971 |
| 10 | Melrose Police Department | Municipal | $61,511 |
Across the state line
What the middle agency starts on in the states Massachusetts borders.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 8 August 2026 and 20 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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