municipal police · Washington

Shelton Police Department

Hiring · 2 openingsShelton, WAMason County17 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Shelton PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$81,621
Job posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$94,496
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
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Not published

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

Open jobs at Shelton PD

Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Certification required to applyNo
  • Lateral termsA minimum one year full-time job experience as a paid professional police officer with an active municipal or county agency or similar organization or agency within two years preceding appointment required for lateral entry officer
  • Lateral experience required1 years

How Shelton PD compares nearby

All Washington departments

2 nearby departments start higher than Shelton PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs SheltonBonusMiles
Shelton PDHiring$81,621—None—
Mason County SheriffHiring$84,312+$2,691None0
Olympia PDHiringNot published—None25
Gig Harbor PDNot postingNot published—None28
Kitsap County SheriffNot postingNot published—None28
Tumwater PDHiring$84,612+$2,991None28

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