municipal police · Florida

Longboat Key Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingLongboat Key, FLManatee CountySarasota & Bradenton19 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

Call (941) 316-1977

What Longboat Key PD pays

How we get pay data

Starting pay

$78,430

▲ 0% vs Sarasota & Bradenton avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Top of scale

$99,392

Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026

Lateral start

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Not published

$78,430.14 (includes shift differential and holiday pay)

Tracked since Oct 1, 2026. We keep every figure a posting has ever stated, so changes show here.

Hiring bonus

$5,000 for certified laterals.

$5,000 BONUS PAYMENT FOR OUT OF STATE OFFICERS RELOCATING TO FLORIDAJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Open jobs at Longboat Key PD

Full-time Police Officer
Longboat Key, FLCloses Jan 1, 2027$5,000 bonus
$78,430starting

Requirements

From the department's postings

Certification required to applyYes
Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
Lateral experience required3 years
Schedule8 or 12 hour rotating shift
Take-home carYes

How Longboat Key PD compares nearby

All 13 Sarasota & Bradenton agencies

Department	Status	Starting pay	vs Longboat Key	Bonus	Miles
Longboat Key PD	Hiring	$78,430	—	$5,000	—
Bradenton Beach PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	5
Holmes Beach PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	8
Bradenton PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	8
Palmetto PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	9
Manatee County Sheriff	Hiring	$77,522	−$908	None	19

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