SalaryByCity

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary (2024)

SOC Code: 33-3051

Category: Protective Service

Median Salary
$76,290
Average Salary
$79,320
Salary Range
$47,640 - $115,280
Total Employed
666,990

National Salary Distribution

$47,640$115,280
10th %ileMedian: $76,29090th %ile
PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly
10th Percentile$47,640$3,970
25th Percentile$58,980$4,915
Median$76,290$6,358
75th Percentile$97,190$8,099
90th Percentile$115,280$9,607
Mean (Average)$79,320$6,610

Highest Paying Cities for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officerss

All Metro Areas (49)

Metro AreaMedian Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$150,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$133,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$115,630
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$114,200
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$112,630
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$109,190
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$108,890
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$106,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$105,790
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$103,170
Columbus, OH$99,960
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$97,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$95,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$94,290
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$91,600
Rochester, NY$91,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$91,470
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$90,640
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$83,820
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$83,430
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$82,860
Pittsburgh, PA$82,270
Salt Lake City, UT$81,130
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$80,700
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$80,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$80,060
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$79,240
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$78,670
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$78,610
Tucson, AZ$78,180
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$77,440
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$77,280
Oklahoma City, OK$76,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$75,450
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$74,970
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$72,760
St. Louis, MO-IL$72,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$71,490
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$66,210
Jacksonville, FL$66,020
Raleigh-Cary, NC$65,800
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$65,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,170
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,050
Richmond, VA$62,480
Birmingham-Hoover, AL$61,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$60,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$60,890
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$54,510

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