How does Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare to the national average?

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salaries are 3% above the US national median of $76,290 per year.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Q: What is the salary range for a Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salaries in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range from $60,990 (10th percentile) to $106,300 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

SOC 33-3051 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $78,610 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $37.80 per hour. This is 3% above the national median of $76,290. 11,420 people work as Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

Median Annual Salary

$78,610

Mean Annual

$81,450

Median Hourly

$37.80

Total Employed

11,420

Location Quotient

0.98

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$61k

10th

$69k

25th

$79k

Median

$95k

75th

$106k

90th

How This Compares

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

$78,610

this metro

Massachusetts

$78,610

you earn +0% vs state

United States

$76,290

you earn +3% vs US

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