municipal police · North Carolina

Wendell Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingWendell, NCWake CountyRaleigh Area27 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Wendell PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$58,588
▼ 3% vs Raleigh Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$96,260
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
$58,588
For certified officersPosting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Patrol Officer I - $58,587.75-$90,811.301

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

Rank 4 of 6 Raleigh Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Take-home carYes
  • Tattoo policyTattoos and beards allowed

How Wendell PD compares nearby

All 34 Raleigh Area agencies

2 nearby departments start higher than Wendell PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs WendellBonusMiles
Wendell PDHiring$58,588—None—
Cary PDHiring$65,104+$6,516None0
Fuquay-Varina PDHiring$62,292+$3,704$5,5000
Garner PDNot postingNot published—None0
Holly Springs PDNot postingNot published—None0
Morrisville PDHiring$58,115−$473None0

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