Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary
The median pay for police and sheriff's patrol officers in the United States is $76,210 a year. About 670,520 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $47,510
- 25th percentile
- $59,290
- Median percentile
- $76,210
- 75th percentile
- $97,600
- 90th percentile
- $115,120
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $118,880
- Washington $102,080
- Illinois $100,520
- Alaska $99,130
- Colorado $97,350
- Delaware $92,970
- New York $92,790
- New Jersey $92,610
- District of Columbia $88,650
- Oregon $88,140
- Pennsylvania $85,470
- Hawaii $83,820
- Minnesota $83,360
- Connecticut $82,170
- Massachusetts $78,940
- Arizona $78,880
- Nevada $78,140
- Wisconsin $78,090
- Maryland $77,970
- Utah $77,310
- Rhode Island $77,230
- Ohio $77,020
- Texas $75,900
- Nebraska $74,620
- North Dakota $74,500
- Florida $74,470
- Iowa $74,470
- Michigan $73,730
- Indiana $73,370
- New Hampshire $71,640
- Montana $70,050
- New Mexico $69,180
- Vermont $68,910
- Maine $67,050
- Idaho $66,990
- Wyoming $66,140
- Virginia $65,870
- South Dakota $60,740
- Kentucky $60,490
- Oklahoma $59,700
- Missouri $59,460
- North Carolina $59,300
- Tennessee $59,280
- Kansas $59,230
- Georgia $58,120
- South Carolina $58,070
- West Virginia $56,960
- Alabama $51,270
- Louisiana $48,380
- Arkansas $47,670
- Mississippi $46,140
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $136,140
- San Francisco, CA $132,000
- Carson City, NV $131,210
- Vallejo, CA $129,900
- Napa, CA $127,310
- Santa Rosa, CA $125,910
- Santa Cruz, CA $122,970
- Los Angeles, CA $121,980
- Santa Maria, CA $120,900
- Oxnard, CA $119,640
- Salinas, CA $118,220
- Seattle, WA $115,120
- Anchorage, AK $115,020
- Sacramento, CA $111,460
- San Diego, CA $110,400
- Chicago, IL $107,810
- Redding, CA $107,270
- New York, NY $105,540
- Fairbanks, AK $105,370
- Kennewick, WA $104,570
- Denver, CO $101,970
- Riverside, CA $101,870
- San Luis Obispo, CA $101,860
- Bellingham, WA $101,810
- Bremerton, WA $101,440
- Columbus, OH $100,890
- Fresno, CA $100,770
- Mount Vernon, WA $100,480
- Boulder, CO $100,060
- Stockton, CA $99,900
- Olympia, WA $99,810
- Yakima, WA $98,340
- Modesto, CA $98,230
- Wenatchee, WA $98,030
- Bend, OR $97,230
- Portland, OR $97,200
- Minneapolis, MN $97,190
- Fort Collins, CO $96,740
- Greeley, CO $96,620
- Spokane, WA $95,660
- Longview, WA $94,930
- Chico, CA $94,760
- Corvallis, OR $94,720
- Lincoln, NE $93,680
- Grand Junction, CO $93,640
- Rochester, NY $92,920
- Dallas, TX $92,910
- Eugene, OR $92,780
- Reno, NV $92,130
- Colorado Springs, CO $91,580
- Gettysburg, PA $91,530
- Visalia, CA $90,910
- Philadelphia, PA $89,580
- Kiryas Joel, NY $87,930
- Medford, OR $87,160
- Reading, PA $87,060
- Lancaster, PA $86,800
- Phoenix, AZ $85,050
- Boise City, ID $84,940
- Allentown, PA $84,530
- Harrisburg, PA $84,470
- Binghamton, NY $84,320
- Ithaca, NY $84,320
- Salem, OR $84,320
- Bridgeport, CT $84,000
- Washington, DC $84,000
- Urban Honolulu, HI $83,820
- Kahului, HI $83,790
- Mankato, MN $83,670
- Walla Walla, WA $83,620
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $83,560
- Pittsburgh, PA $83,190
- Indianapolis, IN $83,110
- Yuba City, CA $83,090
- Springfield, MA $83,050
- Waterbury, CT $82,830
- Hanford, CA $82,770
- Springfield, IL $82,740
- Hartford, CT $82,660
- Merced, CA $82,540
- Austin, TX $82,290
- New Haven, CT $82,170
- Milwaukee, WI $82,090
- Des Moines, IA $81,810
- Decatur, IL $81,800
- Laredo, TX $81,690
- Green Bay, WI $81,110
- Salt Lake City, UT $80,970
- Buffalo, NY $80,950
- Erie, PA $80,860
- Madison, WI $80,580
- Bloomington, IL $80,480
- Cincinnati, OH $80,410
- St. George, UT $80,330
- Cleveland, OH $80,280
- Omaha, NE $80,280
- Midland, TX $80,260
- Barnstable Town, MA $80,210
- Worcester, MA $80,210
- Oshkosh, WI $80,200
- Lexington Park, MD $79,900
- Miami, FL $79,840
- Fond du Lac, WI $79,670
- Norwich, CT $79,580
- York, PA $79,550
- Watertown, NY $79,540
- Lebanon, PA $79,430
- Cedar Rapids, IA $79,280
- Fort Wayne, IN $79,210
- Waterloo, IA $78,970
- Sioux City, IA $78,940
- Amarillo, TX $78,900
- Great Falls, MT $78,870
- Kankakee, IL $78,840
- Jacksonville, FL $78,810
- Kenosha, WI $78,780
- Flagstaff, AZ $78,670
- Champaign, IL $78,520
- Rockford, IL $78,510
- Beaumont, TX $78,450