What is the salary of a Police Captain? In the United States, a Police Captain earns an average salary of $125,196. The salary range for a Police Captain is usually between $101,682 and $172,139 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $349,532. The highest Police Captain salary in the United States was $795,414. The average hourly pay for a Police Captain is $60.19.
Top 3 states paying the highest average Police Captain salary are California, with an average salary of $333,689, followed by Nevada, with an average salary of $234,347, and New York, with an average salary of $183,384. Employers paying the highest salary for a Police Captain job are Campbell (CA), Santa Ana (CA) and Union City (CA).
Employer | Average Salary |
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Campbell, CA | $582,638 |
Santa Ana, CA | $560,476 |
Union City, CA | $553,324 |
Newark, CA | $541,771 |
Gardena, CA | $500,912 |
Santa Clara, CA | $486,100 |
Santa Monica, CA | $485,503 |
El Segundo, CA | $474,867 |
San Bernardino, CA | $474,445 |
Antioch, CA | $473,886 |
Job Title | Average Salary |
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Police Chief | $110,745 |
Police Officer | $83,048 |
Police Sergeant | $113,586 |
Police Lieutenant | $123,317 |
Police Deputy Chief | $140,311 |
Police | $72,295 |
Police Corporal | $91,352 |
Police Detective | $160,619 |
Police Records Clerk | $43,846 |
Police Dispatcher | $66,757 |
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State | Average Salary | Records Number |
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Alaska | $108,485 | 7 |
Alabama | $99,228 | 27 |
Arkansas | $99,716 | 21 |
Arizona | $142,909 | 14 |
California | $333,689 | 486 |
Colorado | $130,562 | 7 |
Connecticut | $158,415 | 50 |
Delaware | $115,951 | 16 |
Florida | $133,177 | 197 |
Georgia | $95,080 | 63 |
Iowa | $140,397 | 31 |
Idaho | $130,210 | 14 |
Illinois | $110,866 | 7 |
Indiana | $75,271 | 159 |
Kansas | $108,379 | 106 |
Kentucky | $86,521 | 34 |
Louisiana | $102,272 | 71 |
Massachusetts | $177,543 | 84 |
Maryland | $154,696 | 66 |
Maine | $77,639 | 1 |
Michigan | $128,482 | 14 |
Minnesota | $131,299 | 32 |
Missouri | $93,116 | 18 |
Mississippi | $70,234 | 27 |
Montana | $39,117 | 2 |
Nebraska | $119,541 | 25 |
New Jersey | $156,058 | 155 |
New Mexico | $101,160 | 6 |
Nevada | $234,347 | 36 |
New York | $183,384 | 17 |
Ohio | $125,449 | 53 |
Oklahoma | $117,521 | 68 |
Oregon | $139,612 | 20 |
Pennsylvania | $123,036 | 86 |
Rhode Island | $85,803 | 10 |
South Carolina | $99,253 | 38 |
South Dakota | $126,152 | 4 |
Tennessee | $75,630 | 85 |
Texas | $123,351 | 207 |
Utah | $128,475 | 22 |
Virginia | $132,895 | 132 |
Vermont | $113,232 | 1 |
Washington | $171,214 | 57 |
Wisconsin | $123,686 | 64 |
West Virginia | $75,871 | 21 |
Wyoming | $86,046 | 6 |