What are the main factors that influence a Police Clerk's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Police Clerk?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Police Clerk roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A Police Clerk's salary?

A Police Clerk's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,878 for beginners, reaching about $43,428 at mid-level, and approach $43,716 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Police Clerk?

Police Clerk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Police Clerk roles are District of Columbia $48,450, California $48,267, Massachusetts $47,623. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Police Clerk roles make?

Salaries for Police Clerk level roles vary by specialization: Police Chief: $133,174; Chief of Police: $130,700; Police Lieutenant: $107,236; Police Captain: $83,758; Police Sergeant: $83,568.

Police Clerk Salary in Vermont

How much does a Police Clerk make in Vermont?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Police Clerk in Vermont is $42,950 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Police Clerk's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,408
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,887 to $48,947
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,099

10% $37,099

50% (Median) $42,950

90% $54,408

Police Clerk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,947	$4,079	$941	$24
Average	$42,950	$3,579	$826	$21
25th Percentile	$39,887	$3,324	$767	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Police Clerk Salaries

A Police Clerk's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Police Clerk Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Police Clerk's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $40,878
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,660
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,428
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,620
Expert (over 8 years): $43,716

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Police Clerk	$40,878
Intermediate Level Police Clerk	$42,660
Senior Level Police Clerk	$43,428
Specialist Level Police Clerk	$43,620
Expert Level Police Clerk	$43,716

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How Do Police Clerk 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 Police Clerks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,450.
California: $48,267.
Massachusetts: $47,623.

District of Columbia $48,450 California $48,267 Massachusetts $47,623 Washington $47,448 New Jersey $47,431 Alaska $47,370 Connecticut $46,766 New York $46,521

Hawaii $45,737 Rhode Island $45,370 Maryland $45,120 Minnesota $44,779 Colorado $44,648 Illinois $44,604 Oregon $44,438 Delaware $44,315

New Hampshire $44,238 Virginia $44,066 Pennsylvania $43,562 Nevada $43,309 North Dakota $43,226 Michigan $43,094 Wisconsin $43,046 Vermont $42,950

Texas $42,683 Maine $42,665 Arizona $42,639 Ohio $42,609 Georgia $42,206 Indiana $42,005 Wyoming $41,965 Utah $41,904

Iowa $41,878 Kansas $41,668 Louisiana $41,606 North Carolina $41,585 Missouri $41,576 Florida $41,405 Montana $41,313 Nebraska $41,226

Kentucky $41,178 South Carolina $41,003 Tennessee $40,893 Idaho $40,849 New Mexico $40,530 Oklahoma $40,460 Alabama $40,202 South Dakota $39,769

Arkansas $39,532 West Virginia $39,405 Mississippi $39,025

Top Paying Cities for Police Clerks

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:

Adamant: $43,963
Barre: $44,029
Cabot: $43,932

Adamant, VT $43,963

Barre, VT $44,029

Cabot, VT $43,932

Calais, VT $43,971

East Barre, VT $43,962

East Calais, VT $43,963

East Montpelier, VT $43,992

Eden, VT $43,934

Eden Mills, VT $43,894

Graniteville, VT $44,026

Hyde Park, VT $43,999

Johnson, VT $44,054

Lake Elmore, VT $43,950

Marshfield, VT $43,940

Moretown, VT $44,057

Morrisville, VT $44,052

Moscow, VT $44,074

Northfield, VT $44,004

Northfield Falls, VT $44,209

North Hyde Park, VT $43,996

North Montpelier, VT $43,952

Plainfield, VT $43,945

Roxbury, VT $43,871

South Barre, VT $44,080

Waterbury, VT $44,070

Stowe, VT $44,076

Waitsfield, VT $44,052

Warren, VT $43,969

Washington, VT $43,884

Waterbury Center, VT $44,069

Websterville, VT $44,019

Williamstown, VT $43,968

Wolcott, VT $43,944

Woodbury, VT $43,901

Worcester, VT $43,945

Rutland, VT $43,943

Belmont, VT $43,808

Benson, VT $43,807

Bomoseen, VT $43,876

Brandon, VT $43,909

Bridport, VT $43,913

Castleton, VT $43,885

Center Rutland, VT $43,915

Chittenden, VT $43,814

Cuttingsville, VT $43,798

Danby, VT $43,873

East Middlebury, VT $43,938

East Poultney, VT $43,878

East Wallingford, VT $43,830

Fair Haven, VT $43,846

Florence, VT $43,831

Forest Dale, VT $43,910

Gaysville, VT $43,632

Granville, VT $43,838

Hancock, VT $43,831

Hydeville, VT $43,881

Killington, VT $43,826

Middlebury, VT $44,005

Middletown Springs, VT $43,854

Mount Holly, VT $43,814

North Clarendon, VT $43,878

Orwell, VT $43,873

Pawlet, VT $43,889

Pittsfield, VT $43,851

Pittsford, VT $43,893

Poultney, VT $43,885

Proctor, VT $43,934

Ripton, VT $43,883

Rochester, VT $43,860

Rupert, VT $43,856

Salisbury, VT $43,926

Shoreham, VT $43,888

Stockbridge, VT $43,811

Wallingford, VT $43,834

Wells, VT $43,891

West Pawlet, VT $43,906

West Rupert, VT $43,895

West Rutland, VT $43,868

Whiting, VT $43,890

Saint Johnsbury, VT $43,938

Albany, VT $43,912

Barnet, VT $43,891

Barton, VT $43,907

Beebe Plain, VT $43,920

Concord, VT $43,849

Coventry, VT $43,972

Craftsbury, VT $43,925

Craftsbury Common, VT $43,927

Danville, VT $43,900

Derby, VT $43,920

Derby Line, VT $43,888

East Burke, VT $43,886

East Charleston, VT $43,891

East Hardwick, VT $43,914

East Haven, VT $43,790

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $43,937

Glover, VT $43,894

Granby, VT $43,737

Greensboro, VT $43,879

Greensboro Bend, VT $43,907

Hardwick, VT $43,956

Irasburg, VT $43,896

Island Pond, VT $43,825

Lowell, VT $43,881

Lower Waterford, VT $43,932

Lyndon, VT $43,924

Lyndon Center, VT $43,973

Lyndonville, VT $43,926

Morgan, VT $43,846

Newport, VT $43,947

Newport Center, VT $43,891

North Concord, VT $43,776

North Troy, VT $43,897

Orleans, VT $43,880

Passumpsic, VT $43,940

Peacham, VT $43,852

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $43,941

Sheffield, VT $43,864

Sutton, VT $43,860

Troy, VT $43,901

West Burke, VT $43,889

West Charleston, VT $43,869

West Danville, VT $43,903

Westfield, VT $43,868

West Glover, VT $43,898

Averill, VT $43,643

Beecher Falls, VT $43,926

Canaan, VT $43,816

Gilman, VT $44,009

Guildhall, VT $43,759

Lunenburg, VT $43,854

Norton, VT $43,730

North Bennington, VT $44,218

North Pownal, VT $44,308

Pownal, VT $44,333

White River Junction, VT $43,932

Ascutney, VT $43,952

Barnard, VT $43,832

Bethel, VT $43,859

Bradford, VT $43,905

Bridgewater, VT $43,877

Bridgewater Corners, VT $43,790

Brookfield, VT $43,902

Brownsville, VT $43,878

Chelsea, VT $43,877

Corinth, VT $43,865

East Corinth, VT $43,883

East Randolph, VT $43,892

East Ryegate, VT $43,853

East Thetford, VT $43,908

Fairlee, VT $43,860

Groton, VT $43,872

Hartford, VT $44,046

Hartland, VT $43,892

Hartland Four Corners, VT $43,890

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $44,003

Newbury, VT $43,867

North Hartland, VT $43,923

North Pomfret, VT $43,848

North Thetford, VT $43,907

Norwich, VT $43,898

Plymouth, VT $43,759

Post Mills, VT $43,897

Quechee, VT $43,943

Randolph, VT $43,935

Randolph Center, VT $43,913

Reading, VT $43,795

Sharon, VT $43,858

South Pomfret, VT $43,816

South Royalton, VT $43,871

South Ryegate, VT $43,880

South Strafford, VT $43,869

South Woodstock, VT $43,806

Strafford, VT $43,831

Taftsville, VT $43,946

Thetford, VT $43,908

Thetford Center, VT $43,862

Topsham, VT $43,849

Tunbridge, VT $43,857

Vershire, VT $43,836

Wells River, VT $43,883

West Fairlee, VT $43,963

West Hartford, VT $43,849

West Newbury, VT $43,866

West Topsham, VT $43,884

Wilder, VT $44,048

Windsor, VT $43,910

Woodstock, VT $43,856

Bellows Falls, VT $44,016

Cambridgeport, VT $43,966

Cavendish, VT $43,820

Chester, VT $43,864

Chester Depot, VT $43,848

Grafton, VT $43,830

Londonderry, VT $43,909

Ludlow, VT $43,843

North Springfield, VT $43,996

Perkinsville, VT $43,876

Peru, VT $43,863

Proctorsville, VT $43,827

Saxtons River, VT $44,007

South Londonderry, VT $43,936

Springfield, VT $43,974

Westminster, VT $44,016

Westminster Station, VT $44,019

Weston, VT $43,818

Shaftsbury, VT $44,166

Brattleboro, VT $44,106

Bondville, VT $43,923

East Dover, VT $44,013

Jacksonville, VT $44,123

Jamaica, VT $43,924

Marlboro, VT $44,324

Newfane, VT $43,984

Putney, VT $43,975

Readsboro, VT $44,330

South Newfane, VT $43,999

Stamford, VT $44,298

Townshend, VT $43,944

Vernon, VT $44,241

Wardsboro, VT $43,976

West Dover, VT $44,048

West Dummerston, VT $43,995

West Halifax, VT $44,063

West Townshend, VT $43,885

West Wardsboro, VT $43,886

Whitingham, VT $44,108

Williamsville, VT $43,995

Wilmington, VT $44,081

Burlington, VT $44,201

South Burlington, VT $44,199

Winooski, VT $44,201

Colchester, VT $44,201

Alburgh, VT $43,981

Bakersfield, VT $44,046

Belvidere Center, VT $43,886

Bristol, VT $44,055

Cambridge, VT $44,108

Charlotte, VT $44,141

East Berkshire, VT $44,004

East Fairfield, VT $44,069

Enosburg Falls, VT $43,948

Essex, VT $44,168

Essex Junction, VT $44,171

Fairfax, VT $44,111

Fairfield, VT $44,068

Ferrisburgh, VT $44,092

Franklin, VT $43,950

Grand Isle, VT $44,115

Highgate Center, VT $43,987

Highgate Springs, VT $44,010

Hinesburg, VT $44,141

Huntington, VT $44,107

Isle La Motte, VT $44,036

Jeffersonville, VT $44,078

Jericho, VT $44,131

Jonesville, VT $44,140

Milton, VT $44,152

Monkton, VT $44,105

Montgomery, VT $43,948

Montgomery Center, VT $43,894

New Haven, VT $44,050

North Ferrisburgh, VT $44,112

North Hero, VT $44,068

Richford, VT $43,940

Richmond, VT $44,136

Saint Albans, VT $44,088

Saint Albans Bay, VT $44,082

Shelburne, VT $44,182

Sheldon, VT $44,036

Sheldon Springs, VT $44,144

South Hero, VT $44,155

Starksboro, VT $44,081

Swanton, VT $44,028

Underhill, VT $44,121

Underhill Center, VT $44,122

Vergennes, VT $44,036

Waterville, VT $44,051

Westford, VT $44,143

Williston, VT $44,176

Montpelier, VT $44,022

Bennington, VT $44,251

Arlington, VT $44,095

Dorset, VT $43,923

East Arlington, VT $43,907

East Dorset, VT $43,924

Manchester, VT $44,043

Manchester Center, VT $44,014

Police Clerk Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Police Clerk roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Police Clerk positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Police Clerk as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Police Clerk

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$47,245	$23.0	10%
Healthcare	$47,245	$23.0	10%

Police Clerk Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Police Clerk's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$39,887

Average $42,950/year

$48,947

$3,324

Average $3,579/month

$4,079

$767

Average $826/week

$941

$19

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,947	$4,079	$941	$24
Average	$42,950	$3,579	$826	$21
25th Percentile	$39,887	$3,324	$767	$19

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