The lowest-paid sheriff's deputy is paid $38,506, while the lowest-paid full-time police officer with the Lakeland Police Department is paid $42,239. In fact, more than 100 deputies make less than $40,000 a year, although LPD doesn't have any officer who does.he average salary of a Sheriff's Office employee is $43,542, and roughly 65 percent of all employees make between $25,000 and $50,000. The median salary for Sheriff's Office employees — which means an equal number make more and less than this amount — is about $41,249 a year.