Updated 2026-10-09 · 20 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 $55,239, about $26.56/hr or $4,603/mo, below the national median of $69,347. 20 of these departments are hiring right now.

Median starting pay

$55,239

▼ 20% vs national $69,347

Highest starting pay

$61,100

Alpharetta PD

Lowest on file

$45,450

Columbus PD

Median top-step pay

$63,057

20 departments publish a top step

Every Georgia 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. Alpharetta PD	Metro Atlanta	$61,100	$97,500	—	Hiring · 1
2. DeKalb County PD	Metro Atlanta	$61,000	$61,000	—	Hiring · 1
3. College Park PD	Metro Atlanta	$60,795	$60,795	—	Hiring · 1
4. Fulton County Sheriff	Metro Atlanta	$60,000	$60,000	—	Hiring · 3
5. Athens-Clarke County PD	Athens Area	$59,287	$80,212	—	Hiring · 2
6. Clarke County Sheriff	Athens Area	$59,287	$80,212	—	Hiring · 4
7. East Point PD	Metro Atlanta	$58,500	$61,425	$61,425	Hiring · 2
8. Norcross PD	Metro Atlanta	$56,917	$56,917	—	Hiring · 1
9. Milton PD	Metro Atlanta	$56,050	$93,483	—	Hiring · 2
10. Thomaston PD	Thomaston Area	$55,400	$64,981	—	Hiring · 2
11. Cobb County Sheriff	Metro Atlanta	$55,078	$73,445	—	Hiring · 1
12. Henry County PD	Metro Atlanta	$54,557	$54,557	—	Hiring · 2
13. Henry County Sheriff	Metro Atlanta	$54,017	$54,017	—	Hiring · 2
14. Cobb County PD	Metro Atlanta	$54,000	$84,456	—	Hiring · 1
15. Hall County Sheriff	Gainesville Area	$51,314	$64,688	—	Hiring · 2
16. Albany PD	Albany Area	$50,862	$50,862	—	Hiring · 1
17. Gainesville PD	Gainesville Area	$50,565	$57,907	—	Hiring · 2
18. Savannah PD	Savannah Area	$48,484	$66,755	$61,989	Hiring · 4
19. Bibb County Sheriff	Macon Area	$45,718	$48,947	—	Hiring · 2
20. Columbus PD	Columbus Area	$45,450	$70,416	—	Hiring · 1

Hiring bonuses in Georgia

All Georgia bonuses

Savannah PDNew officers$7,500
Thomaston PDNew officers$7,200

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