How much does a Sheriff Lieutenant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sheriff Lieutenant in the United States is $69,103 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.
However, a Sheriff Lieutenant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,263
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,553 to $81,749
Key Factors That Influence Sheriff Lieutenant Salaries
A Sheriff Lieutenant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Sheriff Lieutenant Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Sheriff Lieutenants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $87,159
San Francisco: $86,205
Oakland: $84,388
San Jose, CA$87,159
San Francisco, CA$86,205
Oakland, CA$84,388
New York, NY$79,564
Paramus, NJ$78,597
Queens Village, NY$78,593
Passaic, NJ$78,528
Bergenfield, NJ$78,521
Stamford, CT$78,369
Huntington, NY$78,341
Newark, NJ$77,830
Bridgeport, CT$77,684
Vallejo, CA$77,547
New Brunswick, NJ$77,519
Petaluma, CA$77,478
Middlesex, NJ$77,347
Somerset, NJ$77,298
Santa Cruz, CA$77,208
Boston, MA$76,787
Monterey, CA$76,544
Seattle, WA$76,386
Santa Rosa, CA$76,372
Los Angeles, CA$76,351
Juneau, AK$76,172
Washington, DC$76,096
Orange, CA$75,850
Santa Ana, CA$75,667
Long Beach, CA$75,598
Anaheim, CA$75,584
Anchorage, AK$75,550
Santa Maria, CA$75,343
Everett, WA$75,329
Danbury, CT$75,086
Bremerton, WA$74,990
Tacoma, WA$74,741
New Suffolk, NY$74,740
Sacramento, CA$74,721
Santa Barbara, CA$74,645
Trenton, NJ$74,569
San Diego, CA$74,569
Brockton, MA$74,493
Fairbanks, AK$74,323
Lompoc, CA$74,147
Lowell, MA$74,091
Ventura, CA$74,078
Nashua, NH$74,064
Stockton, CA$74,057
Modesto, CA$73,553
Poughkeepsie, NY$73,401
Olympia, WA$73,269
Kennewick, WA$73,269
New Haven, CT$73,242
Lawrence, MA$72,993
Hartford, CT$72,924
Riverside, CA$72,910
New Bedford, MA$72,841
Richland, WA$72,841
Bakersfield, CA$72,744
San Bernardino, CA$72,717
New Britain, CT$72,710
Atlantic City, NJ$72,710
New London, CT$72,682
Norwich, CT$72,661
Portsmouth, NH$72,648
Boulder, CO$72,501
Portland, OR$72,406
Worcester, MA$72,399
Minneapolis, MN$72,185
Philadelphia, PA$72,088
Honolulu, HI$71,860
Saint Paul, MN$71,827
Vineland, NJ$71,811
Providence, RI$71,611
Chicago, IL$71,411
Bellingham, WA$71,328
Springfield, MA$71,272
Baltimore, MD$71,252
Chico, CA$71,079
Pittsfield, MA$70,892
Manchester, NH$70,761
Spokane, WA$70,457
Denver, CO$70,450
Albany, NY$70,125
Troy, NY$70,098
Nassau, NY$70,024
Schenectady, NY$69,953
Wilmington, DE$69,897
Burlington, VT$69,801
Salem, OR$69,773
Portland, ME$69,559
Yakima, WA$69,490
Rochester, MN$69,275
Reno, NV$69,241
Fresno, CA$69,241
Milwaukee, WI$69,179
Detroit, MI$69,110
Ann Arbor, MI$69,098
Allentown, PA$69,089
Colorado Springs, CO$68,971
Syracuse, NY$68,937
Carson City, NV$68,937
Houston, TX$68,840
Eugene, OR$68,805
Gary, IN$68,723
Springfield, OR$68,667
Bismarck, ND$68,653
Galveston, TX$68,605
Medford, OR$68,501
Fort Collins, CO$68,474
Concord, NH$68,439
Austin, TX$68,418
Mesa, AZ$68,273
Reading, PA$68,266
Phoenix, AZ$68,260
Dallas, TX$68,239
Saint Cloud, MN$68,172
Madison, WI$68,080
Utica, NY$67,893
Rochester, NY$67,783
Des Moines, IA$67,776
Raleigh, NC$67,769
Atlanta, GA$67,665
Battle Creek, MI$67,645
Salt Lake City, UT$67,624
Lancaster, PA$67,520
Harrisburg, PA$67,423
Kansas City, MO$67,354
Champaign, IL$67,340
Kansas City, KS$67,340
Fort Worth, TX$67,334
Columbus, OH$67,322
Boca Raton, FL$67,306
Pittsburgh, PA$67,278
Richmond, VA$67,251
Indianapolis, IN$67,237
Cleveland, OH$67,230
Las Vegas, NV$67,147
Cincinnati, OH$67,147
Petersburg, VA$67,043
Huntsville, AL$66,940
Lansing, MI$66,893
Lebanon, PA$66,884
Pueblo, CO$66,877
Appleton, WI$66,857
Buffalo, NY$66,829
Dayton, OH$66,808
Racine, WI$66,795
Charlotte, NC$66,788
Saint Louis, MO$66,767
York, PA$66,725
Elkhart, IN$66,725
Gastonia, NC$66,712
Billings, MT$66,696
Beaumont, TX$66,677
Lorain, OH$66,663
Benton Harbor, MI$66,649
Toledo, OH$66,636
Binghamton, NY$66,601
Rock Hill, SC$66,594
Rockford, IL$66,560
Springfield, IL$66,532
Elyria, OH$66,525
Fargo, ND$66,525
Flagstaff, AZ$66,477
Fort Lauderdale, FL$66,435
Duluth, MN$66,394
Miami, FL$66,394
Cheyenne, WY$66,345
Grand Forks, ND$66,345
Bangor, ME$66,193
Cedar Rapids, IA$66,117
Durham, NC$66,088
Louisville, KY$66,083
Grand Rapids, MI$66,069
Hialeah, FL$66,062
Casper, WY$65,965
Scranton, PA$65,882
New Orleans, LA$65,862
Virginia Beach, VA$65,855
Akron, OH$65,820
Peoria, IL$65,730
Sarasota, FL$65,717
Nashville, TN$65,668
Omaha, NE$65,668
Green Bay, WI$65,668
Baton Rouge, LA$65,634
Charleston, SC$65,620
Jamestown, NY$65,585
Davenport, IA$65,585
Tucson, AZ$65,551
Saint Petersburg, FL$65,509
Tampa, FL$65,495
Evansville, IN$65,454
Port Arthur, TX$65,454
Bradenton, FL$65,426
Santa Fe, NM$65,302
Orlando, FL$65,178
Clearwater, FL$65,157
Canton, OH$65,012
La Crosse, WI$65,012
Albuquerque, NM$64,970
Newport News, VA$64,963
High Point, NC$64,943
Ogden, UT$64,915
Corpus Christi, TX$64,860
Norfolk, VA$64,818
Laramie, WY$64,818
Rock Island, IL$64,777
Saginaw, MI$64,763
Jacksonville, FL$64,756
Salisbury, NC$64,742
Boise, ID$64,728
Moline, IL$64,694
Fort Myers, FL$64,673
Memphis, TN$64,659
Tulsa, OK$64,625
Waterloo, IA$64,583
Spartanburg, SC$64,514
Lincoln, NE$64,480
Fort Wayne, IN$64,466
Provo, UT$64,459
Cedar Falls, IA$64,376
San Antonio, TX$64,348
Greensboro, NC$64,321
South Bend, IN$64,314
Savannah, GA$64,238
Muskegon, MI$64,210
Birmingham, AL$64,203
Winston Salem, NC$64,169
Lake Charles, LA$64,003
Anderson, IN$63,989
Lexington, KY$63,968
Augusta, GA$63,948
Greenville, SC$63,948
Lima, OH$63,892
Wichita, KS$63,885
Tuscaloosa, AL$63,885
Columbia, SC$63,823
Springfield, OH$63,809
Asheville, NC$63,699
Bloomington, IN$63,650
Knoxville, TN$63,402
Shreveport, LA$63,395
Wilmington, NC$63,305
Roanoke, VA$63,305
Topeka, KS$63,181
Frankfort, KY$63,173
Oklahoma City, OK$63,125
Chillicothe, OH$63,098
Longview, TX$63,091
Melbourne, FL$63,084
Sioux Falls, SD$62,973
Mobile, AL$62,966
Terre Haute, IN$62,939
Altoona, PA$62,897
Amarillo, TX$62,849
Killeen, TX$62,828
Fayetteville, AR$62,773
Chattanooga, TN$62,752
Sioux City, IA$62,690
Idaho Falls, ID$62,676
Lynchburg, VA$62,621
Gainesville, FL$62,531
Portsmouth, OH$62,496
Little Rock, AR$62,483
Lafayette, LA$62,455
Youngstown, OH$62,455
Daytona Beach, FL$62,413
Clarksville, TN$62,407
Pensacola, FL$62,400
Temple, TX$62,395
Hopkinsville, KY$62,192
Erie, PA$62,179
Florence, SC$62,151
Charleston, WV$62,040
Great Falls, MT$62,006
Macon, GA$61,909
Tallahassee, FL$61,902
Fayetteville, NC$61,888
Waco, TX$61,874
Helena, MT$61,826
Pine Bluff, AR$61,800
Vincennes, IN$61,716
Lubbock, TX$61,688
Alamogordo, NM$61,646
Twin Falls, ID$61,584
Rapid City, SD$61,564
Jackson, MS$61,439
Huntington, WV$61,434
Greenville, MS$61,432
Parkersburg, WV$61,362
Montgomery, AL$61,349
Wichita Falls, TX$61,280
Springfield, MO$61,280
Biloxi, MS$61,246
Monroe, LA$61,177
Johnstown, PA$61,128
Sumter, SC$61,101
Columbus, GA$61,094
Pascagoula, MS$60,962
Abilene, TX$60,962
Kingsport, TN$60,783
Albany, GA$60,783
Gulfport, MS$60,762
Alexandria, LA$60,534
Fort Smith, AR$60,361
El Paso, TX$60,175
Las Cruces, NM$59,864
Harlingen, TX$59,688
Pocatello, ID$59,677
Florence, AL$59,587
Brownsville, TX$59,573
Mcallen, TX$59,428
Dothan, AL$59,331
Columbus, MS$58,921
Altus, OK$58,599
Lawton, OK$58,468
Pierre, SD$58,219
Sheriff Lieutenant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
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