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

Massachusetts Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salaries are 3% above the US national median of $76,290 per year.

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

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salaries in Massachusetts range from $59,870 (10th percentile) to $106,300 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Massachusetts

SOC 33-3051 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Massachusetts 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. 17,000 people work as Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Massachusetts. Wages have grown 11% since 2019, when the median was $70,990.

Median Annual Salary

$78,610

Mean Annual

$80,790

Median Hourly

$37.80

Total Employed

17,000

Salary Distribution

$60k

10th

$69k

25th

$79k

Median

$95k

75th

$106k

90th

How This Compares

Massachusetts

$78,610

this metro

United States

$76,290

you earn +3% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$78,610	$80,790	17,000
2023	$75,700	$78,770	16,910
2022	$73,390	$73,290	17,450
2021	$76,340	$73,560	17,470
2020	$72,720	$75,280	15,720
2019	$70,990	$72,400	17,100

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