What is the salary range for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers?

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salaries in the US range from $47,640 at the 10th percentile to $115,280 at the 90th percentile per year.

How many Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers are there in the United States?

An estimated 666,990 people work as Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across the United States as of 2024.

Average Salary for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

SOC 33-3051 · Protective Service Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in the United States is $76,290 ($36.68/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $47,640 at the 10th percentile to $115,280 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 666,990 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 34.3% since 2014.

Median Annual

$76,290

Mean Annual

$79,320

10th Pct

$47,640

75th Pct

$97,190

Employment

666,990

Salary Distribution

$48k

10th

$59k

25th

$76k

Median

$97k

75th

$115k

90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area	Median Annual	Mean Annual
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$150,650	$145,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$133,190	$128,430
Napa, CA	$128,980	$124,420
Vallejo, CA	$128,470	$126,700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$123,140	$113,700
Salinas, CA	$122,290	$115,220
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$121,370	$112,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$121,050	$110,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$119,580	$110,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$115,630	$108,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$114,200	$111,820
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$112,630	$111,190
Anchorage, AK	$110,180	$109,870
Modesto, CA	$109,770	$104,260
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$109,190	$110,370

Salary by State

State	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
California	$115,400	$111,630	65,170
Washington	$102,640	$101,590	8,370
Illinois	$101,530	$92,020	29,790
Alaska	$100,300	$103,670	1,160
Colorado	$96,100	$90,660	9,480
New York	$93,050	$86,880	54,360
Hawaii	$89,390	$92,030	2,390
New Jersey	$89,030	$93,290	21,620
District of Columbia	$88,330	$91,310	4,830
Oregon	$88,140	$88,260	4,950
Pennsylvania	$86,350	$83,130	24,280
Minnesota	$83,310	$84,220	8,920
Delaware	$83,230	$85,350	1,790
Connecticut	$82,820	$83,210	6,500
Arizona	$79,370	$82,400	12,430
Wisconsin	$78,980	$77,520	11,500
Nevada	$78,670	$84,510	5,490
Massachusetts	$78,610	$80,790	17,000
Maryland	$77,440	$81,660	9,420
Rhode Island	$77,280	$75,090	1,780
Utah	$77,210	$77,370	5,370
Ohio	$77,050	$76,200	24,050
Texas	$76,350	$75,970	62,230
Florida	$76,190	$83,850	48,340
North Dakota	$75,530	$74,450	1,850
Michigan	$74,420	$71,380	16,290
Iowa	$73,900	$75,390	5,110
Nebraska	$72,160	$73,580	3,620
Indiana	$71,540	$73,620	13,480
Montana	$69,910	$69,670	2,020
New Hampshire	$67,620	$70,060	2,550
Idaho	$66,150	$68,470	2,630
Maine	$65,330	$68,100	1,930
Wyoming	$65,180	$66,280	1,300
Virginia	$65,110	$70,330	19,400
Vermont	$63,690	$68,220	1,080
New Mexico	$63,340	$65,020	4,830
Missouri	$60,720	$63,640	12,750
South Dakota	$60,300	$62,940	1,890
Kentucky	$60,230	$59,460	7,090
Tennessee	$59,410	$60,280	13,780
North Carolina	$58,030	$60,520	21,650
South Carolina	$58,020	$60,140	12,820
Oklahoma	$57,360	$61,000	9,420
Kansas	$56,610	$58,580	6,160
Georgia	$56,350	$57,970	21,540
West Virginia	$54,570	$54,930	3,130
Alabama	$53,850	$55,330	12,060
Louisiana	$50,580	$52,840	14,340
Arkansas	$48,090	$49,700	5,490
Mississippi	$45,610	$45,450	7,590
Puerto Rico	$44,860	$41,280	11,620

Salary by Industry

National median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers broken down by industry sector, 2024 data.

Industry	Median Annual	Employment
Elementary and Secondary Schools	$104,750	260
Other Services (except Public Administration)	$86,720	—
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$86,720	—
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$86,720	—
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$84,200	56,250
State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$81,710	67,650
Transportation and Warehousing	$81,200	450
Postal Service (Federal Government)	$81,200	340
Postal Service (Federal Government)	$81,200	340
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	$76,650	638,340
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	$76,650	638,340
Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	$76,320	660,460
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$76,180	570,110
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$76,000	580,490
Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	$72,180	12,320
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	$71,800	11,980
Health Care and Social Assistance	$65,410	2,450
Educational Services	$64,310	25,630
Junior Colleges	$62,260	2,520
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$60,680	170
Hospitals	$60,350	1,230
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$60,350	1,230
Cross-industry, Private Ownership only	$59,220	6,530
Educational Services	$57,150	5,030
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$56,680	4,750
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$45,250	170

National Wage Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$76,290	$79,320	666,990
2023	$72,280	$76,550	646,310
2022	$65,790	$71,380	655,890
2021	$64,610	$70,750	665,380
2020	$65,540	$70,000	654,900
2019	$63,150	$67,600	665,280
2018	$61,380	$65,400	661,330
2017	$61,050	$64,490	662,390
2016	$59,680	$62,760	657,690
2015	$58,320	$61,270	653,740
2014	$56,810	$59,560	638,810