US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $76,210. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$76,210

Mean annual salary

$79,200

Employment estimate

670,520

National annual salary percentiles

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$115,120
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$47,510
P25$59,290
P50$76,210
P75$97,600
P90$115,120
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$47,510
25th percentile$59,290
50th percentile$76,210
75th percentile$97,600
90th percentile$115,120

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$136,140
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$132,000
  3. 3. Los Angeles, CA$121,980
  4. 4. Seattle, WA$115,120
  5. 5. Sacramento, CA$111,460
  6. 6. Chicago, IL$107,810
  7. 7. New York, NY$105,540
  8. 8. Denver, CO$101,970
  9. 9. Riverside, CA$101,870
  10. 10. Columbus, OH$100,890

Largest employment markets