Suffolk County police officer salary, 2024
Suffolk County's police officers work for the county's Police Department.1 1,969 people worked as police officers for Suffolk County in 2024. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $149,559, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Suffolk County?
Based on the 1,540 of 1,969 police officers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $133,086
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $22,539
- average per full-year police officer
- Highest-paid title
- $152,491
- Police Officer, average total pay
- Average pay rank
- 3rd
- of 5 New York employers
What does each police officer title at Suffolk 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$152,491
- Police Officer, Spanish speaking$117,222
average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain pay at Suffolk 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 | 1,969 | $149,559 |
| Detectives | 381 | $273,572 |
| Sergeants | 344 | $246,964 |
| Lieutenants | 94 | $287,774 |
| Captains | 18 | $291,037 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $246,964, $97,405 more than officers.
Does Suffolk County pay police officers more than other New York employers?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Suffolk County next to every New York employer together.1
- Suffolk County$149,559
- All employers in New York$132,943
Full-year police officers at Suffolk County earned $16,616 more than the New York average.
Where does Suffolk 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
Suffolk County ranks 3rd of 5, level with 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 Suffolk County
What is the average police officer salary at Suffolk County?
Police officers at Suffolk County who worked the full year earned an average of $149,559 in 2024, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $133,086: half earned more, half less.
How much overtime do police officers at Suffolk County earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $22,539 in overtime in 2024. The middle one was paid $14,395: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
How much does a police sergeant make at Suffolk County?
Full-year sergeants at Suffolk County averaged $246,964 in total pay in 2024, overtime included.
More public salaries at Suffolk County
Sources for the Suffolk County figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Suffolk County at any point in 2024 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who held the same title in 2023 and 2024, were still employed at the end of 2024, and whose 2024 regular earnings reached at least 90% of their 2023 earnings. The county's file has no hours, 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.
- Suffolk County, County Salaries by Department 2024 and 2023: each county employee's most recent title, hire and end dates, regular earnings, overtime and total pay in 2024; the 2023 file shows who held the same title a year earlier.