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Police Patrol Officers

Nationwide Salary Range for 2011

The typical amount of money people make in this career. Salaries above $166,400 are displayed as "> $166,400."

Civilian Salary Range:

Civilian Percentiles
10%$32,08025%$41,11050%$54,23075%$69,99090%$84,980

Military Salary Range:

Military Percentiles
10%$26,97025%$33,29350%$44,61875%$57,58290%$70,586

Nationwide Historical Salary Average*

*The amount of money people made in this career over the past five years. Salaries above $166,400 are displayed as '> $166K.'

Civilian Historical Salary:

Civilian Historical Salary

Military Historical Salary:

Civilian Historical Salary

Statewide Historical Salary Average*

 

What makes up a civilian salary?

Civilian salaries include a lot more than just base pay.
They also may offer:

  • Commissions/Tips
  • Incentive Pay
  • Cost-of-Living Allowances
  • Longevity Pay

What makes up a military salary?

Military salaries include a lot more than just base pay.
They also may offer:

  • Housing Allowances
  • Subsistence Allowances
  • Special and Incentive Pays
  • Cost-of-Living Allowances
  • Hazardous-Duty Pay
  • Bonuses

Learn more about what goes into a salary with the Compensation Estimator
Learn more about Military Benefits

STATE BY STATE SALARY

States: NJ: $83,900, CA: $79,030, IL: $70,010, AK: $67,480, WA: $67,340, NV: $65,740, DC: $65,380, NY: $64,020, CT: $63,230, CO: $62,950, OR: $61,560, DE: $61,050, AZ: $59,870, MN: $57,410, PA: $56,410, OH: $56,370, MA: $56,040, MD: $54,480, FL: $54,050, MI: $53,760, RI: $53,710, WI: $53,200, TX: $51,220, WY: $50,680, IA: $49,120, HI: $48,710, NH: $48,070, NE: $47,630, VA: $47,620, MT: $45,950, ND: $45,490, IN: $45,120, UT: $44,280, ID: $43,520, NM: $43,350, VT: $43,300, ME: $41,610, KS: $41,140, MO: $41,130, TN: $40,660, KY: $39,970, NC: $39,080, SD: $38,520, AL: $38,190, LA: $37,740, GA: $37,440, SC: $37,260, WV: $36,080, OK: $36,000, AR: $35,670, MS: $30,370, PR: $27,360,
Pay Range Color Key
$27,360
Puerto Rico		$83,900
New Jersey

Highest Paying Cities for This Career

CitySalary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $96,210
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division $88,610
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division $88,160
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division $87,180
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division $86,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA $85,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division $84,730
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division $83,220
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $83,110
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $82,920
Data supplied by: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center
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