What is the salary of a Police Officer? In the United States, a Police Officer earns an average salary of $83,048. The salary range for a Police Officer is usually between $57,672 and $122,409 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $185,437. The highest Police Officer salary in the United States was $1,264,844. The average hourly pay for a Police Officer is $39.93.
Top 3 states paying the highest average Police Officer salary are California, with an average salary of $193,330, followed by Nevada, with an average salary of $144,794, and Illinois, with an average salary of $122,897. Employers paying the highest salary for a Police Officer job are Berkeley (CA), Santa Clara (CA) and Oakland (CA).
Employer | Average Salary |
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Berkeley, CA | $296,179 |
Santa Clara, CA | $287,313 |
Oakland, CA | $284,230 |
Fremont, CA | $276,357 |
Salinas, CA | $275,053 |
Hayward, CA | $274,814 |
Newark, CA | $272,468 |
Redwood City, CA | $269,725 |
Mountain View, CA | $269,345 |
Santa Ana, CA | $268,468 |
Job Title | Average Salary |
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Police Chief | $110,745 |
Police Sergeant | $113,586 |
Police Lieutenant | $123,317 |
Police Captain | $125,196 |
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 | $80,224 | 158 |
Alabama | $65,087 | 488 |
Arkansas | $57,925 | 1120 |
Arizona | $77,555 | 4698 |
California | $193,330 | 24825 |
Colorado | $84,747 | 1644 |
Connecticut | $97,842 | 1819 |
District of Columbia | $48,824 | 15 |
Delaware | $60,315 | 187 |
Federal | $59,178 | 52 |
Florida | $81,633 | 8812 |
Georgia | $55,800 | 2528 |
Iowa | $77,021 | 753 |
Idaho | $66,472 | 241 |
Illinois | $122,897 | 13674 |
Indiana | $57,119 | 1323 |
Kansas | $65,065 | 1482 |
Kentucky | $64,149 | 1720 |
Louisiana | $53,529 | 826 |
Massachusetts | $111,715 | 4377 |
Maryland | $89,608 | 2882 |
Maine | $59,050 | 12 |
Michigan | $73,438 | 611 |
Minnesota | $93,737 | 1754 |
Missouri | $66,723 | 1669 |
Mississippi | $42,693 | 225 |
North Carolina | $53,377 | 23712 |
North Dakota | $55,829 | 21 |
Nebraska | $75,288 | 592 |
New Jersey | $95,301 | 6192 |
New Mexico | $56,780 | 344 |
Nevada | $144,794 | 3210 |
New York | $91,356 | 23840 |
Ohio | $78,335 | 2763 |
Oklahoma | $58,818 | 803 |
Oregon | $105,659 | 1015 |
Pennsylvania | $82,915 | 5426 |
South Carolina | $59,266 | 617 |
South Dakota | $36 | 230 |
Tennessee | $61,322 | 4211 |
Texas | $80,558 | 14204 |
Utah | $74,068 | 2007 |
Virginia | $68,719 | 2659 |
Vermont | $61,729 | 63 |
Washington | $110,967 | 2497 |
Wisconsin | $86,828 | 2617 |
West Virginia | $53,209 | 92 |
Wyoming | $62,654 | 270 |