municipal police · Florida

Miami Gardens Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingMiami Gardens, FLMiami-Dade CountySouth Florida184 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Miami Gardens PD pays

How we get pay data

Starting pay

$68,250

▼ 3% vs South Florida avgJob posting · verified Oct 15, 2026 · source

Top of scale

$104,062

Posting · verified Oct 15, 2026

Lateral start

—

Not published

$68,250.00 (84 Hr. Shift)

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

Rank 16 of 25 South Florida departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Hiring bonus

$5,000 for new officers.

$5,000 State of Florida Recruitment BonusJob posting · verified Oct 15, 2026 · source

Open jobs at Miami Gardens PD

Police Officer (Certified)
Miami Gardens, FLOpen$5,000 bonus
$65,000starting

Requirements

From the department's postings

EducationHigh school or GED
Academy paid by departmentNo
Certification required to applyYes

How Miami Gardens PD compares nearby

All 108 South Florida agencies

Department	Status	Starting pay	vs Miami Gardens	Bonus	Miles
Miami Gardens PD	Hiring	$68,250	—	$5,000	—
North Miami PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	4
Biscayne Park PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	4
Hialeah PD	Hiring	$55,637	−$12,613	None	5
Miami Shores PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	5
Miami Lakes PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	5

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