New York City (NYPD) police officer salary, 2025
New York City is one government for all five boroughs. Its police officers work for the Police Department (NYPD); a small force of Environmental Police Officers at the Department of Environmental Protection guards the city's water supply.1 24,326 people worked as police officers for New York City in fiscal year 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $124,942, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at New York City?
Official pay range2
$52,333 to $109,352
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 19,169 of 24,326 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of New York City's police officers (24,147 of 24,326) hold the title Police Officer (Police Department), with an official range of $55,942 to $109,352. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $125,103, $15,751 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $135,541
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $22,696
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $55,942
- bottom of the Police Officer (Police Department) range
- Average pay rank
- 4th
- of 5 New York employers
What does each police officer title at New York City pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1,2 Official ranges are the city's current ones (2026), so they can be a little higher than the rates paid in fiscal year 2025. Hourly rates are shown as a yearly amount at the title's standard hours.
- Environmental Police Officer (Department of Environmental Protection)$104,565
- Police Officer (Police Department)$125,103
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
NYPD police officer pay scale: base salary and total pay by years of service
The base salary for each step since August 2024, from the city's agreement with the officers' union.3 Officers: how many of New York City's 21,387 active Police Officers were on each step on June 30, 2025. Every one of them had a base salary exactly on one of these steps.1
| Years of service | Base salary | Officers | Overtime | Other pay | Make-up of total pay | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start6th Grade | $55,942 | 4,037 | $9,929 | $6,295 | $70,644 | |
| After 1.5 years5th Grade | $57,976 | 1,827 | $16,412 | $8,104 | $80,971 | |
| After 2.5 years4th Grade | $59,065 | 1,798 | $15,853 | $8,304 | $82,091 | |
| After 3.5 years3rd Grade | $60,363 | 1,641 | $15,439 | $8,141 | $82,759 | |
| After 4.5 years2nd Grade | $65,387 | 856 | $15,518 | $9,512 | $86,949 | |
| After 5.5 yearsBasic Maximum | $109,352 | 11,228 | $29,124 | $23,182 | $160,541 |
regular pay overtime other pay. Pay: averages of the officers on each step who worked the full year (July 2024 to June 2025).1 Below the top, officers move up a step every year on their hiring anniversary, so part of their year's pay came at the step below. The top row counts the 9,634 officers who were on the top step all year (hired before 2019); another 1,501 reached it during the year and averaged $135,655. Other pay is everything the payroll lists besides regular pay and overtime; it doesn't say what that is.
The biggest raise comes at 5.5 years: $43,965 more base salary than the step before. With overtime and other pay, the gap in average total pay is $73,592 ($86,949 against $160,541).
Base salary stops rising at 5.5 years; total pay keeps climbing. Among officers on the top step all year, those with 6 to 9 years of service averaged $158,390 in total pay, those with 20 or more years $165,993: overtime rises from $28,377 to $31,386 and other pay from $21,930 to $26,392, on the same base salary.
The agreement behind this schedule ran to July 2025; the city's current title list still shows the same bottom and top.2
Police detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain pay at New York City
Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the lowest bottom and highest top of the rank's official ranges, from the city's current title list. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officers | 24,326 | $52,333 to $109,352 | $124,942 |
| Detectives | 1,359 | $140,212 to $160,941 | $218,070 |
| Sergeants | 4,769 | $114,037 to $160,941 | $163,829 |
| Lieutenants | 1,961 | $147,351 to $177,043 | $208,592 |
| Captains | 404 | $172,256 to $209,563 | $203,773 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $163,829, $38,887 more than officers.
Does New York City pay police officers more than other New York employers?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: New York City next to every New York employer together.1
- New York City$124,942
- All employers in New York$132,943
Full-year police officers at New York City earned $8,001 less than the New York average.
Where does New York City 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
New York City ranks 4th of 5, below 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 New York City
What is the average police officer salary at New York City?
Police officers at New York City who worked the full year earned an average of $124,942 in fiscal year 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $135,541: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $52,333 to $109,352.
How much overtime do police officers at New York City earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $22,696 in overtime in fiscal year 2025. The middle one was paid $19,081: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at the NYPD?
$55,942 a year: the bottom of the current official range (2026) for New York City's Police Officer (Police Department) title. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $124,942 in total pay.
How does police officer pay rise with years of service at the NYPD?
Base salary climbs through 6 steps: $55,942 at the start, $57,976 after 1.5 years, $59,065 after 2.5 years, $60,363 after 3.5 years, $65,387 after 4.5 years and $109,352 after 5.5 years. The biggest raise, $43,965, comes at 5.5 years. Overtime and other pay come on top: full-year officers on the first step averaged $70,644 in total pay, those on the top step all year $160,541.
How much does a police sergeant make at the NYPD?
Full-year sergeants at New York City averaged $163,829 in total pay in fiscal year 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $114,037 to $160,941.
More public salaries at New York City
Sources for the New York City figures
Every person who held a police officer position at New York City at any point in fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025) counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people still employed at the end of June 2025 who worked at least 90% of a full year's regular hours at their title's standard week. 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.
- City of New York, Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year): titles, base salaries, regular pay, overtime and other pay of every city employee, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025).
- City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Civil Service Titles: official minimum and maximum pay per title, current list (2026).
- City of New York and Police Benevolent Association, 2017-2025 Memorandum of Understanding (April 2023): the Police Officer salary schedule from August 2023 and the 4% raise from August 2024, the last under the agreement; copy published by Ballotpedia, checked against the city payroll.