Nassau County police officer salary, 2025
Nassau County's police officers work for the county's Police Department.1 1,941 people worked as police officers for Nassau County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $164,066, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Nassau County?
Based on the 1,745 of 1,941 police officers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $176,821
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $20,121
- average per full-year police officer
- Highest-paid title
- $259,612
- Police Officer, pilot, average total pay
- Average pay rank
- 2nd
- of 5 New York employers
What does each police officer title at Nassau County pay?
Each row is one title, from trainee to supervisor. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1 This employer's pay file has no official pay ranges, so none are shown.
- Police Officer$163,701
- Police Officer, mechanicFewer than 5
- Police Officer, pilot$259,612
average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police detective, sergeant and lieutenant pay at Nassau County
Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|
| Officers | 1,941 | $164,066 |
| Detectives | 374 | $223,679 |
| Sergeants | 261 | $257,681 |
| Lieutenants | 107 | $298,818 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $257,681, $93,615 more than officers.
Does Nassau County pay police officers more than other New York employers?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Nassau County next to every New York employer together.1
- Nassau County$164,066
- All employers in New York$132,943
Full-year police officers at Nassau County earned $31,123 more than the New York average.
Where does Nassau County rank among New York employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 5 New York employers
Nassau County ranks 2nd of 5, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $149,559
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Questions about police officer pay at Nassau County
What is the average police officer salary at Nassau County?
Police officers at Nassau County who worked the full year earned an average of $164,066 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $176,821: half earned more, half less.
How much overtime do police officers at Nassau County earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $20,121 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,634: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
How much does a police sergeant make at Nassau County?
Full-year sergeants at Nassau County averaged $257,681 in total pay in 2025, overtime included.
More public salaries at Nassau County
Sources for the Nassau County figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Nassau County at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only full-time staff who held the same title in 2024 and 2025, received no termination pay in 2025, and whose 2025 regular pay reached at least 90% of their 2024 regular pay. The county's file has no hours or hire dates, so this is the closest sign of a full year. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- Nassau County Comptroller, Nassau Open Payroll: title, full- or part-time status, regular pay, overtime, longevity, shift differential, termination pay and other pay of every county employee in 2025, and in 2024 to see who held the same title a year earlier.