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Police pay in Rhode Island
Entry pay in Rhode Island runs from $61,460 to $90,850 a year. Verified at 11 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 Rhode Island agency starts officers on $69,000, above the national middle of $68,390 — 17th of the 50 states we can rank.
How Rhode Island 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 RI agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $69,000 | $68,390 | +1% |
| City departments | $69,000 | $71,302 | −3% |
| State agencies | $81,579 | $65,166 | +25% |
The best-paid agency in Rhode Island starts officers on 1.5 times what the lowest-paid one does — $90,850 against $61,460. Overall, Rhode Island ranks 17th of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal8 agencies
Lowest$62,094
Middle$69,000
Highest$81,468
Across 8 city departments in Rhode Island.
Sheriffnone
No sheriff's offices verified in Rhode Island yet.
State3 agencies
Lowest$61,460
Middle$81,579
Highest$90,850
Across 3 state agencies in Rhode Island.
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Every Rhode Island agency we have verified
| # | Agency | Level | Entry pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management — Division of Law Enforcement / Environmental Police | State | $90,850 |
| 2 | Rhode Island State Police | State | $81,579 |
| 3 | Providence Police Department | Municipal | $81,468 |
| 4 | North Providence Police Department | Municipal | $71,787 |
| 5 | East Providence Police Department | Municipal | $69,155 |
| 6 | Lincoln Police Department | Municipal | $69,000 |
| 7 | Warwick Police Department | Municipal | $65,739 |
| 8 | Cranston Police Department | Municipal | $63,309 |
| 9 | Johnston Police Department | Municipal | $62,778 |
| 10 | South Kingstown Police Department | Municipal | $62,094 |
| 11 | Rhode Island Capitol Police | State | $61,460 |
Across the state line
What the middle agency starts on in the states Rhode Island borders.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 8 August 2026 and 10 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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