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

Police salaries in Monmouth County, New Jersey, 2026

The middle base salary at 44 police departments in Monmouth County, from the state's pension records.

Highest middle base salary in Monmouth County
$172,466

Eatontown Borough Police. 44 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 Monmouth 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 Monmouth County?
By middle base salary, Eatontown Borough Police at $172,466 as of June 30, 2026, then Holmdel Township Police at $153,630. That counts every rank and leaves out overtime.
What is the largest police department in Monmouth County?
Monmouth County law enforcement, with 471 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.

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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.