Updated 2026-10-02 · 17 of 128 Maryland agencies publish starting pay

Highest paying police departments in Maryland

Police officer salary in Maryland by department, ranked by the starting pay each one states in a current posting. Median starting pay is $65,969, about $31.72/hr or $5,497/mo, below the national median of $70,081. 17 of these departments are hiring right now.

Median starting pay

$65,969

▼ 6% vs national $70,081

Highest starting pay

$73,779

Rockville PD

Lowest on file

$50,003

Frostburg PD

Median top-step pay

$94,427

17 departments publish a top step

Every Maryland department by starting pay

Highest first

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. Rockville PD	Washington DC Area	$73,779	$121,237	$73,779	Hiring · 2
2. Anne Arundel County PD	Baltimore Area	$72,802	$136,209	—	Hiring · 2
3. Montgomery County PD	Washington DC Area	$72,158	$83,211	—	Hiring · 1
4. Gaithersburg PD	Washington DC Area	$71,750	$125,046	$74,261	Hiring · 1
5. Baltimore County PD	Baltimore Area	$71,632	$94,427	—	Hiring · 2
6. St. Mary's County Sheriff	Lexington Park Area	$71,011	$71,011	—	Hiring · 1
7. Frederick County Sheriff	Washington DC Area	$68,390	$73,174	—	Hiring · 3
8. Frederick PD	Washington DC Area	$66,066	$75,392	—	Hiring · 3
9. Montgomery County Sheriff	Washington DC Area	$65,969	$87,422	—	Hiring · 2
10. Howard County PD	Baltimore Area	$65,541	$128,814	—	Hiring · 2
11. Annapolis PD	Baltimore Area	$65,000	$104,127	—	Hiring · 1
12. Prince George's County PD	Washington DC Area	$63,071	$93,656	—	Hiring · 4
13. Anne Arundel County Sheriff	Baltimore Area	$60,715	$108,304	—	Hiring · 3
14. Baltimore County Sheriff	Baltimore Area	$59,683	$75,758	—	Hiring · 4
15. Baltimore PD	Baltimore Area	$58,758	$132,438	$77,150	Hiring · 3
16. Howard County Sheriff	Baltimore Area	$57,262	$100,422	—	Hiring · 2
17. Frostburg PD	Cumberland Area	$50,003	$55,536	—	Hiring · 2

Starting pay by area in Maryland

Area	Median starting pay	Departments with pay	Open jobs
Washington DC Area	$68,390	7	16
Baltimore Area	$62,858	8	19

Hiring bonuses in Maryland

All Maryland bonuses

Montgomery County PDNew officers$20,000
St. Mary's County SheriffNew officers · $5,000 upon academy graduation, $5,000 upon successful completion of 1 year probation in this position, and $5,000 upon completion of two years of employment in this position$15,000
Anne Arundel County PDNew officers · $1,000 will be payable upon hire; $4,000 will be payable upon the successful completion of the Police Academy; $5,000 will be payable upon the successful completion of the probationary period$10,000
Anne Arundel County SheriffLaterals · $1,000 will be payable upon hire. $4,000 will be payable upon the successful completion of one (1) year of service as an Anne Arundel Deputy Sheriff. $5,000 will be payable upon the successful completion of two (2) years of service as an Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriff.$10,000
Gaithersburg PDNew officers · paid after satisfactory completion of the two-year police officer probation period$5,000

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