How does Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers pay in Alabama compare to the national average?

Alabama Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salaries are 29% below the US national median of $76,290 per year.

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

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salaries in Alabama range from $37,010 (10th percentile) to $78,140 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Alabama

SOC 33-3051 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Alabama is $53,850 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $25.89 per hour. This is 29% below the national median of $76,290. 12,060 people work as Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Alabama. Wages have grown 19% since 2019, when the median was $45,440.

Median Annual Salary

$53,850

Mean Annual

$55,330

Median Hourly

$25.89

Total Employed

12,060

Salary Distribution

$37k

10th

$43k

25th

$54k

Median

$65k

75th

$78k

90th

How This Compares

Alabama

$53,850

this metro

United States

$76,290

you earn -29% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$53,850	$55,330	12,060
2023	$51,030	$52,270	12,770
2022	$47,210	$48,820	12,570
2021	$48,290	$49,540	12,430
2020	$46,150	$47,550	11,820
2019	$45,440	$46,510	11,410

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