Updated 2026-10-02 · 27 of 108 Connecticut agencies publish starting pay

Highest paying police departments in Connecticut

Police officer salary in Connecticut by department, ranked by the starting pay each one states in a current posting. Median starting pay is $72,883, about $35.04/hr or $6,074/mo, above the national median of $70,081. 27 of these departments are hiring right now.

Median starting pay

$72,883

▲ 4% vs national $70,081

Highest starting pay

$95,888

Branford PD

Lowest on file

$66,226

Plymouth PD

Median top-step pay

$95,800

23 departments publish a top step

Every Connecticut department by starting pay

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Starting pay is the lowest advertised full-time figure for a sworn officer in each department's current posting, annualized. Top pay and lateral start appear where the posting states them. Click a department for the quoted source line and verification date.
Department	Area	Starting pay	Top pay	Lateral start	Status
1. Branford PD	New Haven Area	$95,888	—	$95,888	Hiring · 1
2. Glastonbury PD	Greater Hartford	$84,988	$109,387	—	Hiring · 2
3. Torrington PD	Torrington Area	$80,573	$94,489	—	Hiring · 1
4. Enfield PD	Greater Hartford	$80,288	$103,251	—	Hiring · 1
5. Wilton PD	Fairfield County CT	$79,887	$109,383	—	Hiring · 2
6. West Haven PD	New Haven Area	$78,981	—	—	Hiring · 1
7. Bristol PD	Waterbury Area	$78,813	$95,800	—	Hiring · 1
8. Plainville PD	Greater Hartford	$76,928	$96,446	$81,300	Hiring · 1
9. Thomaston PD	Waterbury Area	$76,028	—	$76,028	Hiring · 1
10. Avon PD	Greater Hartford	$75,423	$95,475	—	Hiring · 1
11. Fairfield PD	Fairfield County CT	$75,241	$91,941	—	Hiring · 1
12. East Haven PD	New Haven Area	$73,024	$91,831	$91,831	Hiring · 1
13. Newington PD	Greater Hartford	$72,983	$100,170	—	Hiring · 1
14. Wallingford PD	New Haven Area	$72,883	$96,408	—	Hiring · 1
15. West Hartford PD	Greater Hartford	$71,110	$91,780	—	Hiring · 1
16. Manchester PD	Greater Hartford	$71,035	$96,654	—	Hiring · 2
17. Groton Town PD	Norwich Area	$70,699	$91,478	—	Hiring · 3
18. Derby PD	Waterbury Area	$70,408	$87,131	—	Hiring · 2
19. Orange PD	New Haven Area	$70,154	$111,895	—	Hiring · 2
20. New London PD	Norwich Area	$69,865	$84,117	—	Hiring · 1
21. New Canaan PD	Fairfield County CT	$69,426	$96,936	$72,477	Hiring · 3
22. Woodbridge PD	New Haven Area	$69,004	—	—	Hiring · 1
23. Windsor PD	Greater Hartford	$68,607	$106,881	—	Hiring · 1
24. East Hartford PD	Greater Hartford	$67,696	$81,933	—	Hiring · 3
25. Naugatuck PD	Waterbury Area	$66,826	$92,873	—	Hiring · 1
26. Stratford PD	Fairfield County CT	$66,576	$81,875	—	Hiring · 1
27. Plymouth PD	Waterbury Area	$66,226	$95,990	—	Hiring · 2

Starting pay by area in Connecticut

Area	Median starting pay	Departments with pay	Open jobs
Greater Hartford	$73,704	10	21
New Haven Area	$72,954	6	12
Fairfield County CT	$72,334	4	14
Waterbury Area	$70,408	5	8

Hiring bonuses in Connecticut

All Connecticut bonuses

Bristol PDLaterals · lump sum payment minus applicable deductions after successfully completing the probationary period$7,500
New Canaan PDLaterals · After Completion of Probationary Period$5,000

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