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Georgia / Georgia College and State University / Police Officer

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Police Officer

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

10 employees hold this title in Georgia College and State University. Median total compensation for the role is $41,216, above the department median of $8,600.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$384.2K
Role median
$41,216
Agency median
$8,600
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,698$68,985+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Police Officer pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officersabout 22,170 people is $58,120. Georgia College and State University pays a median base salary of $48,444 for this role, 17% below that figureabout the 25th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Georgia College and State University sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,690
$48,290
$58,120
$63,270
$76,250
Georgia College and State University median · $48,444

The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Georgia College and State University’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officersabout 670,520 people is $76,210. Georgia College and State University’s median base salary is 36% below that national figure, about the 11th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,510
$59,290
$76,210
$97,600
$115,120
Georgia College and State University median · $48,444

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 8 of 10 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Georgia College and State University is $41,216, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Georgia

Police Officer is held in 26 Georgia departments. In Georgia College and State University, the median of $41,216 ranks #19 of 26.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Police Officer role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Police Officer beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $53,167 ranks #28 of 31. See Police Officer across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$286,889 · 818
City of Boston
$185,462 · 1,335
City of Los Angeles
$184,354 · 6,158
City of Worcester
$128,256 · 371
City of Phoenix, Arizona
$116,326 · 2,460
Illinois
$114,200 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Grace Chambers

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$70,723
Base pay
$70,723
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,723

Grace Chambers works as a Police Officer for Georgia College and State University. Grace earned $70,723 in 2025.

Orion Johnson

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$61,067
Base pay
$61,067
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,067

Orion Johnson holds the role of Police Officer at Georgia College and State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,067.

Katie Ellenwood

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$51,777
Base pay
$51,777
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,777

Katie Ellenwood holds the role of Police Officer at Georgia College and State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,777.

Kaitlyn Crawford

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$51,492
Base pay
$51,492
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,492

Kaitlyn Crawford is a Police Officer at Georgia College and State University. 2025 total compensation came to $51,492.

Joshua Kent

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$45,397
Base pay
$45,397
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,397

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$704

At Georgia College and State University, Joshua Kent serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,397.

Destinee Rojas

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$37,034
Base pay
$37,034
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,034

Destinee Rojas is a Police Officer at Georgia College and State University. 2025 total compensation came to $37,034.

Jordan Thomas

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$29,904
Base pay
$29,904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,904

Jordan Thomas is a Police Officer at Georgia College and State University. 2025 total compensation came to $29,904.

Justin Willis

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$25,644
Base pay
$25,644
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,644

Justin Willis works as a Police Officer for Georgia College and State University. Justin earned $25,644 in 2025.

Alicia Thomas

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$9,499
Base pay
$9,499
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,499

Alicia Thomas holds the role of Police Officer at Georgia College and State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $9,499.

Virniqua Watkins

Police Officer/Georgia College and State University

2025 total comp
$1,698
Base pay
$1,698
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,698

At Georgia College and State University, Virniqua Watkins serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,698.