sheriff · Nevada

Lander County Sheriff's Office

Hiring · 2 openingsLander County16 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Lander County Sheriff pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$51,480
Job posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$92,269
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
$72,197
For certified officersPosting · verified Oct 1, 2026

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

Open jobs at Lander County Sheriff

Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Certification required to applyYes
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsYes

How Lander County Sheriff compares nearby

All Nevada departments

2 nearby departments start higher than Lander County Sheriff.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs Lander CountyBonusMiles
Lander County SheriffHiring$51,480—None—
Eureka County SheriffHiring$58,282+$6,802None41
Churchill County SheriffNot postingNot published—None70
Lovelock PDNot postingNot published—None81
Pershing County SheriffNot postingNot published—None81
Humboldt County SheriffHiring$67,496+$16,016None82

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