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Police pay in New Jersey
Entry pay in New Jersey runs from $46,189 to $74,153 a year. Verified at 15 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 New Jersey agency starts officers on $55,165, below the national middle of $68,390 — 43rd of the 50 states we can rank.
How New Jersey 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 NJ agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $55,165 | $68,390 | −19% |
| City departments | $56,792 | $71,302 | −20% |
| State agencies | $63,268 | $65,166 | −3% |
The best-paid agency in New Jersey starts officers on 1.6 times what the lowest-paid one does — $74,153 against $46,189. Overall, New Jersey ranks 43rd of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal8 agencies
Lowest$46,189
Middle$56,792
Highest$64,236
Across 8 city departments in New Jersey.
Sheriff1 agency
Monmouth County Sheriff's Office$50,000
Only one verified here, so we name it rather than give a middle figure.
State6 agencies
Lowest$50,604
Middle$63,268
Highest$74,153
Across 6 state agencies in New Jersey.
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Every New Jersey agency we have verified
| # | Agency | Level | Entry pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Fish & Wildlife Conservation Police | State | $74,153 |
| 2 | New Jersey State Police | State | $64,956 |
| 3 | Galloway Township Police Department | Municipal | $64,236 |
| 4 | New Jersey State Parole Board | State | $63,268 |
| 5 | North Plainfield Police Department | Municipal | $59,036 |
| 6 | Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department | Municipal | $58,000 |
| 7 | Toms River Township Police Department | Municipal | $56,792 |
| 8 | South Brunswick Police Department | Municipal | $55,165 |
| 9 | New Jersey Department of Corrections — Correctional Police | State | $55,081 |
| 10 | Atlantic City Police Department | Municipal | $54,500 |
| 11 | Atlantic Highlands Police Department | Municipal | $52,975 |
| 12 | New Jersey State Park Police | State | $50,604 |
| 13 | New Jersey State Human Services Police | State | $50,604 |
| 14 | Monmouth County Sheriff's Office | County | $50,000 |
| 15 | Woodbridge Township Police Department | Municipal | $46,189 |
Across the state line
What the middle agency starts on in the states New Jersey borders.
Also for New Jersey: What New Jersey agencies say about off-duty work Taken from each agency's own published policy.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 8 August 2026 and 18 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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