Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary

Also known as: Police Officer, Cop

Median Salary
$76,210
per year
Hourly Rate
$36.64
per hour
Employment
670,520
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$47,510
25th percentile
$59,290
Median
$76,210
75th percentile
$97,600
90th percentile
$115,120

💰 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
California$118,880+56.0%
Washington$102,080+33.9%
Illinois$100,520+31.9%
Alaska$99,130+30.1%
Colorado$97,350+27.7%
Delaware$92,970+22.0%
New York$92,790+21.8%
New Jersey$92,610+21.5%
District of Columbia$88,650+16.3%
Oregon$88,140+15.7%
Pennsylvania$85,470+12.2%
Hawaii$83,820+10.0%
Minnesota$83,360+9.4%
Connecticut$82,170+7.8%
Massachusetts$78,940+3.6%
Arizona$78,880+3.5%
Nevada$78,140+2.5%
Wisconsin$78,090+2.5%
Maryland$77,970+2.3%
Utah$77,310+1.4%
Rhode Island$77,230+1.3%
Ohio$77,020+1.1%
Texas$75,900-0.4%
Nebraska$74,620-2.1%
North Dakota$74,500-2.2%
Florida$74,470-2.3%
Iowa$74,470-2.3%
Michigan$73,730-3.3%
Indiana$73,370-3.7%
New Hampshire$71,640-6.0%
Montana$70,050-8.1%
New Mexico$69,180-9.2%
Vermont$68,910-9.6%
Maine$67,050-12.0%
Idaho$66,990-12.1%
Wyoming$66,140-13.2%
Virginia$65,870-13.6%
South Dakota$60,740-20.3%
Kentucky$60,490-20.6%
Oklahoma$59,700-21.7%
Missouri$59,460-22.0%
North Carolina$59,300-22.2%
Tennessee$59,280-22.2%
Kansas$59,230-22.3%
Georgia$58,120-23.7%
South Carolina$58,070-23.8%
West Virginia$56,960-25.3%
Alabama$51,270-32.7%
Louisiana$48,380-36.5%
Arkansas$47,670-37.4%
Mississippi$46,140-39.5%

🏙️ Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$136,140+78.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$132,000+73.2%
Carson City, NV$131,210+72.2%
Vallejo, CA$129,900+70.5%
Napa, CA$127,310+67.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$125,910+65.2%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$122,970+61.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$121,980+60.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$120,900+58.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$119,640+57.0%
Salinas, CA$118,220+55.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$115,120+51.1%
Anchorage, AK$115,020+50.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$111,460+46.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$110,400+44.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$107,810+41.5%
Redding, CA$107,270+40.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$105,540+38.5%
Fairbanks-College, AK$105,370+38.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$104,570+37.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$101,970+33.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$101,870+33.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$101,860+33.7%
Bellingham, WA$101,810+33.6%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$101,440+33.1%
Columbus, OH$100,890+32.4%
Fresno, CA$100,770+32.2%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$100,480+31.8%
Boulder, CO$100,060+31.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$99,900+31.1%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$99,810+31.0%
Yakima, WA$98,340+29.0%
Modesto, CA$98,230+28.9%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$98,030+28.6%
Bend, OR$97,230+27.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$97,200+27.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$97,190+27.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$96,740+26.9%
Greeley, CO$96,620+26.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$95,660+25.5%
Longview-Kelso, WA$94,930+24.6%
Chico, CA$94,760+24.3%
Corvallis, OR$94,720+24.3%
Lincoln, NE$93,680+22.9%
Grand Junction, CO$93,640+22.9%
Rochester, NY$92,920+21.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$92,910+21.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$92,780+21.7%
Reno, NV$92,130+20.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$91,580+20.2%
Gettysburg, PA$91,530+20.1%
Visalia, CA$90,910+19.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$89,580+17.5%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$87,930+15.4%
Medford, OR$87,160+14.4%
Reading, PA$87,060+14.2%
Lancaster, PA$86,800+13.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$85,050+11.6%
Boise City, ID$84,940+11.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$84,530+10.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$84,470+10.8%
Binghamton, NY$84,320+10.6%
Ithaca, NY$84,320+10.6%
Salem, OR$84,320+10.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$84,000+10.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$84,000+10.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$83,820+10.0%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$83,790+9.9%
Mankato, MN$83,670+9.8%
Walla Walla, WA$83,620+9.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$83,560+9.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$83,190+9.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$83,110+9.1%
Yuba City, CA$83,090+9.0%
Springfield, MA$83,050+9.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$82,830+8.7%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$82,770+8.6%
Springfield, IL$82,740+8.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$82,660+8.5%
Merced, CA$82,540+8.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$82,290+8.0%
New Haven, CT$82,170+7.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$82,090+7.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$81,810+7.3%
Decatur, IL$81,800+7.3%
Laredo, TX$81,690+7.2%
Green Bay, WI$81,110+6.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$80,970+6.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$80,950+6.2%
Erie, PA$80,860+6.1%
Madison, WI$80,580+5.7%
Bloomington, IL$80,480+5.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$80,410+5.5%
St. George, UT$80,330+5.4%
Cleveland, OH$80,280+5.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$80,280+5.3%
Midland, TX$80,260+5.3%
Barnstable Town, MA$80,210+5.2%
Worcester, MA$80,210+5.2%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$80,200+5.2%
Lexington Park, MD$79,900+4.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$79,840+4.8%
Fond du Lac, WI$79,670+4.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$79,580+4.4%
York-Hanover, PA$79,550+4.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$79,540+4.4%
Lebanon, PA$79,430+4.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$79,280+4.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$79,210+3.9%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$78,970+3.6%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$78,940+3.6%
Amarillo, TX$78,900+3.5%
Great Falls, MT$78,870+3.5%
Kankakee, IL$78,840+3.5%
Jacksonville, FL$78,810+3.4%
Kenosha, WI$78,780+3.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$78,670+3.2%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$78,520+3.0%
Rockford, IL$78,510+3.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$78,450+2.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$78,450+2.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$78,240+2.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78,180+2.6%
Wausau, WI$78,150+2.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,130+2.5%
Ogden, UT$78,070+2.4%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$77,840+2.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$77,750+2.0%
Appleton, WI$77,620+1.9%
Missoula, MT$77,610+1.8%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$77,440+1.6%
Rochester, MN$77,230+1.3%
Lubbock, TX$77,110+1.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$77,070+1.1%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$77,070+1.1%
Tucson, AZ$76,970+1.0%
Albany, OR$76,940+1.0%
Pittsfield, MA$76,940+1.0%
St. Cloud, MN$76,880+0.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$76,850+0.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$76,760+0.7%
Sheboygan, WI$76,720+0.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$76,710+0.7%
Peoria, IL$76,670+0.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$76,570+0.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$76,530+0.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$76,430+0.3%
El Paso, TX$76,400+0.2%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$76,310+0.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$76,290+0.1%
El Centro, CA$76,230+0.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$76,220+0.0%
Iowa City, IA$76,190-0.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$76,180-0.0%
Abilene, TX$76,070-0.2%
Pueblo, CO$76,060-0.2%
Grants Pass, OR$75,850-0.5%
Waco, TX$75,850-0.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$75,820-0.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$75,710-0.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$75,670-0.7%
Eau Claire, WI$75,440-1.0%
Helena, MT$75,430-1.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$75,410-1.0%
Midland, MI$75,370-1.1%
Syracuse, NY$75,370-1.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$75,270-1.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$74,920-1.7%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$74,810-1.8%
Sherman-Denison, TX$74,680-2.0%
Akron, OH$74,650-2.0%
Santa Fe, NM$74,640-2.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$74,570-2.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$74,500-2.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$74,450-2.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$74,410-2.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$74,400-2.4%
Bozeman, MT$74,320-2.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$74,320-2.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$74,220-2.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$74,050-2.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$74,030-2.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$73,960-3.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$73,860-3.1%
Ames, IA$73,840-3.1%
Glens Falls, NY$73,800-3.2%
Grand Island, NE$73,710-3.3%
Toledo, OH$73,650-3.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$73,600-3.4%
Ocala, FL$73,570-3.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$73,480-3.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$73,400-3.7%
Albuquerque, NM$73,380-3.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$73,370-3.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$73,240-3.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$73,110-4.1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$73,040-4.2%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$72,980-4.2%
Evansville, IN$72,800-4.5%
Battle Creek, MI$72,780-4.5%
Columbus, IN$72,500-4.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$72,500-4.9%
Tyler, TX$72,400-5.0%
Kokomo, IN$72,300-5.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$72,210-5.2%
Dubuque, IA$72,170-5.3%
Billings, MT$72,070-5.4%
Bangor, ME$71,340-6.4%
Bay City, MI$71,020-6.8%
Longview, TX$70,800-7.1%
Chambersburg, PA$70,670-7.3%
Altoona, PA$70,560-7.4%
Sandusky, OH$70,550-7.4%
State College, PA$70,510-7.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$70,240-7.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$69,700-8.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$69,160-9.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$68,780-9.7%
Kingston, NY$68,730-9.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$68,550-10.1%
Bloomington, IN$68,170-10.5%
Vineland, NJ$67,510-11.4%
Tallahassee, FL$67,200-11.8%
Williamsport, PA$66,710-12.5%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$66,700-12.5%
Niles, MI$66,610-12.6%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$66,530-12.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$66,460-12.8%
Traverse City, MI$66,080-13.3%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$66,020-13.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$65,860-13.6%
Burlington, NC$65,700-13.8%
Rapid City, SD$65,620-13.9%
Yuma, AZ$65,510-14.0%
Monroe, MI$65,300-14.3%
Elmira, NY$65,180-14.5%
Jackson, MI$65,160-14.5%
Huntsville, AL$64,550-15.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$64,340-15.6%
Flint, MI$64,320-15.6%
Tulsa, OK$64,190-15.8%
Muncie, IN$64,040-16.0%
Topeka, KS$63,920-16.1%
Lawrence, KS$63,380-16.8%
Bismarck, ND$63,230-17.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,220-17.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$63,190-17.1%
Springfield, OH$63,120-17.2%
Gainesville, FL$63,050-17.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$63,010-17.3%
Logan, UT-ID$62,970-17.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$62,960-17.4%
Rocky Mount, NC$62,750-17.7%
Richmond, VA$62,720-17.7%
Farmington, NM$62,200-18.4%
Lima, OH$62,170-18.4%
Twin Falls, ID$62,150-18.4%
Guam$62,130-18.5%
Columbia, MO$62,080-18.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$62,070-18.6%
Idaho Falls, ID$61,880-18.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$61,720-19.0%
San Angelo, TX$61,610-19.2%
Owensboro, KY$61,560-19.2%
Mayaguez, PR$61,440-19.4%
Gainesville, GA$61,400-19.4%
Eagle Pass, TX$61,050-19.9%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$60,910-20.1%
Charlottesville, VA$60,880-20.1%
Wichita, KS$60,840-20.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$60,830-20.2%
Las Cruces, NM$60,720-20.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$60,710-20.3%
Birmingham, AL$60,590-20.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$60,570-20.5%
Bowling Green, KY$60,550-20.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$60,520-20.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$60,510-20.6%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$60,320-20.9%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$60,230-21.0%
Minot, ND$60,210-21.0%
Dalton, GA$60,130-21.1%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$60,130-21.1%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$60,110-21.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$60,100-21.1%
Saginaw, MI$60,070-21.2%
Savannah, GA$59,930-21.4%
Roanoke, VA$59,900-21.4%
Jefferson City, MO$59,860-21.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$59,730-21.6%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,690-21.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$59,670-21.7%
Mansfield, OH$59,560-21.8%
Jacksonville, NC$59,540-21.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$59,310-22.2%
Columbia, SC$59,260-22.2%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$59,240-22.3%
Johnstown, PA$59,240-22.3%
Dothan, AL$59,210-22.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$59,130-22.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$59,030-22.5%
Winchester, VA-WV$58,960-22.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$58,860-22.8%
Pocatello, ID$58,840-22.8%
Cleveland, TN$58,800-22.8%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$58,750-22.9%
Salisbury, MD$58,580-23.1%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$58,560-23.2%
Sebring, FL$58,520-23.2%
Springfield, MO$58,460-23.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$58,390-23.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$58,380-23.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$58,360-23.4%
Harrisonburg, VA$58,260-23.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$58,170-23.7%
Lynchburg, VA$58,150-23.7%
Asheville, NC$58,090-23.8%
Hinesville, GA$58,060-23.8%
Beckley, WV$57,980-23.9%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$57,780-24.2%
Clarksville, TN-KY$57,610-24.4%
Charleston, WV$57,460-24.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$57,440-24.6%
Greenville, NC$57,190-25.0%
Texarkana, TX-AR$57,180-25.0%
Decatur, AL$57,120-25.0%
Spartanburg, SC$57,030-25.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$56,820-25.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,720-25.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$56,640-25.7%
Enid, OK$56,510-25.8%
Knoxville, TN$56,380-26.0%
Lake Charles, LA$56,290-26.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$56,250-26.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$56,130-26.3%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$56,010-26.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$56,010-26.5%
Victoria, TX$55,820-26.8%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$55,540-27.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$55,140-27.6%
Morgantown, WV$55,010-27.8%
Sumter, SC$54,940-27.9%
Lawton, OK$54,870-28.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$54,840-28.0%
Terre Haute, IN$54,500-28.5%
Albany, GA$53,710-29.5%
Wilmington, NC$53,520-29.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$53,510-29.8%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$53,420-29.9%
Jackson, TN$53,320-30.0%
Warner Robins, GA$52,950-30.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$52,260-31.4%
Manhattan, KS$52,220-31.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$51,330-32.6%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$51,070-33.0%
Monroe, LA$50,670-33.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$49,990-34.4%
Lafayette, LA$49,900-34.5%
Jonesboro, AR$49,570-35.0%
Jackson, MS$49,160-35.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$48,970-35.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$48,710-36.1%
Florence, SC$48,710-36.1%
Morristown, TN$48,710-36.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$48,620-36.2%
Montgomery, AL$48,490-36.4%
Gadsden, AL$48,340-36.6%
Fayetteville, NC$48,160-36.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$48,050-37.0%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$47,790-37.3%
Mobile, AL$47,000-38.3%
Valdosta, GA$46,960-38.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$46,630-38.8%
Goldsboro, NC$46,570-38.9%
Johnson City, TN$46,560-38.9%
Puerto Rico$45,510-40.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$45,510-40.3%
Joplin, MO-KS$45,460-40.3%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$44,890-41.1%
Hot Springs, AR$44,850-41.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$44,320-41.8%
Hattiesburg, MS$44,080-42.2%
Alexandria, LA$43,980-42.3%
Hammond, LA$40,560-46.8%
Arecibo, PR$33,070-56.6%
Ponce, PR$30,830-59.5%
Guayama, PR$29,410-61.4%
Aguadilla, PR$28,560-62.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.