How much do police officers make in New York?

For New York City, the NYPD paid police officers a base salary of $55,942 to $109,352 in fiscal year 2025. New York State has no single official file of pay at other local departments, so those are not published here.

What is the largest police department in New York?

The NYPD. 33,071 officers, detectives and supervisors up to deputy chief were active on June 30, 2025.

Police salaries in New York, 2025

New York City publishes what it pays every police officer. This page starts with the NYPD, the one New York department with an official payroll file a reader can check.

NYPD police officer base salary, fiscal year 2025

$55,942 to $109,352

21,387 active police officers. Base salary, without overtime.

NYPD salary by rankPolice officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain: base salary, overtime, total pay and years to top pay.

NYPD: middle total pay at each rank

Police officer$137,841

Detective, third grade$178,380

Detective specialist$169,015

Detective, second grade$209,947

Detective, first grade$237,423

Sergeant$156,609

Sergeant, detective squad supervisor$201,766

Sergeant, special assignment$184,837

Lieutenant$199,005

Lieutenant, detective squad commander$250,516

Lieutenant, special assignment$235,611

Captain$201,201

Deputy inspector$229,695

Inspector$243,471

Deputy chief$260,831

All NYPD pay figures

Other New York departments

State Police, county sheriffs, other cities: Not published. New York State has no single official file that covers pay at local police departments.

Common questions

How much do police officers make in New York?: For New York City, the NYPD paid police officers a base salary of $55,942 to $109,352 in fiscal year 2025. New York State has no single official file of pay at other local departments, so those are not published here.
What is the largest police department in New York?: The NYPD. 33,071 officers, detectives and supervisors up to deputy chief were active on June 30, 2025.

What this is: the city payroll file for fiscal year 2025, July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Base salary is the yearly rate on June 30. Overtime and total pay are what was paid in the year, counted only for people who were active on June 30 and started before the year began. The rank names here are plain versions of the titles in the file. Civilian staff, school safety agents and traffic agents are left out.

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Source: NYC Office of Payroll Administration, Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year), fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). Read Nov 14, 2026. Names in the source file are not used.