THE POLICE INDEXNew Jersey pension records as of 2026-06-30

Police salaries in Burlington County, New Jersey, 2026

The middle base salary at 30 police departments in Burlington County, from the state's pension records.

Highest middle base salary in Burlington County
$120,220

Florence Township Police. 30 departments are listed here. Base salary for all ranks, without overtime.

Middle base salary, by department

The salary of the officer in the middle of each department. Departments with fewer than 5 officers are left out.

Officers, by department

Officers employed by Burlington County itself

The county government's own officers in the police pension fund. The state file does not say which are sheriff's officers, corrections officers or investigators, so they are shown together and not ranked against city departments.

Common questions

Which police department pays the most in Burlington County?
By middle base salary, Florence Township Police at $120,220 as of June 30, 2026, then Riverside Township Police at $119,594. That counts every rank and leaves out overtime.
What is the largest police department in Burlington County?
Burlington County law enforcement, with 224 officers in the police pension fund.
What this is: the salary each officer earns toward a pension, as their employer reported it to the state for the four most recent quarters before June 30, 2026. It is base salary for every rank from new officer to chief. The state file has no job titles, no overtime and no total pay, so a department with many senior officers shows a higher middle salary.

Every New Jersey county

Source: State of New Jersey, Division of Pensions, YourMoney Active Pension Members, as of June 30, 2026. Read Nov 14, 2026. Names in the source file are not used.