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Deputy sheriff salary in Massachusetts and how to become one

Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission (certifies); Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) (trains) sets the minimum standards to work as a deputy sheriff in Massachusetts: age 21+, 800-hour academy, state exam.

21
minimum age
800
basic academy hours
$78,940
median pay in MA, all employers
17,040
workers in MA (SOC 33-3051)

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; State POST commissions and legislatures, State peace officer standards: statutes, administrative rules and POST commission pages. Data captured September 30, 2026.

How to become a deputy sheriff in Massachusetts

Deputy sheriffs in Massachusetts meet the same statewide minimum standards as police officers, set by Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission (certifies); Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) (trains): age 21+, 800-hour academy, state exam. Citizenship, disqualifiers, fitness and the rules for officers from other states are on the police officer page for Massachusetts.

Source: State POST commissions and legislatures, State peace officer standards: statutes, administrative rules and POST commission pages. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Pay in Massachusetts, all employers Sourced

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (SOC 33-3051) in Massachusetts, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureMA
Workers17,040
10th percentile$61,160
Median$78,940
90th percentile$108,150
National median, government employers$76,300

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Massachusetts

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Deputy Sheriff page.

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