CopJobs
Get alerts
Menu
JobsDepartmentsPayBonusesLaterals
Updated 2026-10-02 · 17 of 594 Georgia agencies publish starting pay

Highest paying police departments in Georgia

Police officer salary in Georgia by department, ranked by the starting pay each one states in a current posting. Median starting pay is $55,400, about $26.63/hr or $4,617/mo, below the national median of $70,081. 17 of these departments are hiring right now.

Median starting pay
$55,400
▼ 21% vs national $70,081
Highest starting pay
$61,100
Alpharetta PD
Lowest on file
$45,450
Columbus PD
Median top-step pay
$64,981
17 departments publish a top step

Every Georgia department by starting pay

Highest first
DepartmentAreaStarting payTop payLateral startStatus
1. Alpharetta PDMetro Atlanta$61,100$97,500—Hiring · 1
2. College Park PDMetro Atlanta$60,795$60,795—Hiring · 1
3. Fulton County SheriffMetro Atlanta$60,000$60,000—Hiring · 2
4. Athens-Clarke County PDAthens Area$59,287$80,212—Hiring · 1
5. Clarke County SheriffAthens Area$59,287$80,212—Hiring · 3
6. East Point PDMetro Atlanta$58,500$61,425$61,425Hiring · 2
7. Norcross PDMetro Atlanta$56,917$56,917—Hiring · 1
8. Milton PDMetro Atlanta$56,050$93,483—Hiring · 2
9. Thomaston PDThomaston Area$55,400$64,981—Hiring · 2
10. Cobb County PDMetro Atlanta$55,080$84,456—Hiring · 1
11. Cobb County SheriffMetro Atlanta$55,078$73,445—Hiring · 1
12. Henry County PDMetro Atlanta$54,557$54,557—Hiring · 2
13. Henry County SheriffMetro Atlanta$54,017$54,017—Hiring · 2
14. Albany PDAlbany Area$50,862$50,862—Hiring · 1
15. Gainesville PDGainesville Area$50,565$57,907—Hiring · 2
16. Savannah PDSavannah Area$48,484$66,755$61,989Hiring · 4
17. Columbus PDColumbus Area$45,450$70,416—Hiring · 1
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.

Hiring bonuses in Georgia

All Georgia bonuses
  1. Savannah PDNew officers$7,500
  2. Thomaston PDNew officers$7,200

Related

Police jobs in Georgia (29)Lateral police jobs in GeorgiaGeorgia departments that don't require college (12)All Georgia departmentsStarting pay by state

Georgia jobs, by emailGet alerts