Occupational employment / Police and sheriff's patrol officers

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Police and sheriff's patrol officers" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 15,260 $29.91 $62,200
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 56,890 $31.12 $64,730
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 40,690 $28.89 $60,090
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 24,920 $32.32 $67,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 24,360 $37.29 $77,560
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 22,520 $33.12 $68,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 20,770 $37.35 $77,680
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 18,870 $13.32 $27,700
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14,510 $29.85 $62,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 13,550 $25.86 $53,780
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 13,120 $24.71 $51,400
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 13,100 $29.80 $61,990
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 11,660 $28.69 $59,670
Baltimore-Towson, MD 11,110 $26.27 $54,640
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 10,650 $20.43 $42,480
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 10,410 $29.58 $61,530
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 9,170 $26.42 $54,950
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 8,830 $25.09 $52,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 7,720 $25.98 $54,050
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 6,960 $26.93 $56,010
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 5,890 $37.15 $77,280
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 5,660 $26.15 $54,400
Pittsburgh, PA 5,410 $24.13 $50,190
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 5,400 $36.21 $75,320
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 5,210 $28.14 $58,530
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 5,170 $24.26 $50,460
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 5,080 $31.76 $66,050
St. Louis, MO-IL 5,020 $22.93 $47,690
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 4,910 $36.76 $76,450
San Antonio, TX 4,850 $23.06 $47,960
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,750 $34.83 $72,450
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 4,680 $28.24 $58,730
Kansas City, MO-KS 4,600 $22.98 $47,800
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 4,510 $31.46 $65,430
Columbus, OH 4,470 $27.13 $56,420
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 4,430 $21.28 $44,260
Denver-Aurora, CO 4,410 $30.48 $63,390
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 4,380 $24.68 $51,330
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4,330 $18.19 $37,830
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 4,180 $22.07 $45,910
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 4,170 $27.64 $57,490
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4,100 $26.00 $54,090
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 3,990 $23.03 $47,900
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 3,760 $24.13 $50,200
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 3,740 $30.52 $63,470
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 3,670 $25.61 $53,260
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 3,660 $26.26 $54,620
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 3,660 $24.88 $51,760
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 3,650 $40.68 $84,610
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,630 $35.16 $73,140
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 3,600 $31.80 $66,150
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 3,590 $36.94 $76,840
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 3,440 $18.29 $38,040
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 3,120 $22.04 $45,840
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 2,950 $31.34 $65,180
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 2,810 $19.89 $41,370
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,770 $29.33 $61,000
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,710 $27.22 $56,630
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,640 $31.65 $65,820
Richmond, VA 2,560 $23.07 $47,990
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 2,510 $24.77 $51,520
Oklahoma City, OK 2,340 $23.19 $48,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,330 $43.29 $90,050
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 2,260 $19.87 $41,320
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 2,260 $26.78 $55,700
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,240 $27.52 $57,240
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 2,160 $30.52 $63,480
Honolulu, HI 2,100 $23.98 $49,870
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,080 $28.05 $58,350
Tucson, AZ 2,060 $26.64 $55,410
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 1,940 $36.09 $75,060
Springfield, MA-CT 1,940 $24.78 $51,550
Rochester, NY 1,930 $24.89 $51,780
Columbia, SC 1,890 $19.90 $41,380
Salt Lake City, UT 1,810 $23.09 $48,020
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 1,770 $19.74 $41,050
Tulsa, OK 1,730 $20.74 $43,140
Worcester, MA-CT 1,730 $28.49 $59,260
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,690 $18.18 $37,810
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,590 $21.41 $44,530
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,560 $22.90 $47,640
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1,540 $20.30 $42,230
Albuquerque, NM 1,530 $20.52 $42,680
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,500 $25.72 $53,500
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,460 $28.49 $59,250
Baton Rouge, LA 1,450 $17.26 $35,900
Syracuse, NY 1,450 $23.24 $48,330
Jackson, MS 1,410 $15.37 $31,970
Madison, WI 1,380 $26.07 $54,230
Toledo, OH 1,380 $20.52 $42,690
Greensboro-High Point, NC 1,370 $20.66 $42,970
New Haven, CT 1,360 $27.10 $56,360
Akron, OH 1,340 $23.01 $47,860
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 1,340 $25.27 $52,570
Fresno, CA 1,290 $32.38 $67,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1,280 $19.91 $41,410
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 1,270 $24.74 $51,460
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 1,240 $20.76 $43,180
Wichita, KS 1,220 $20.19 $41,990
Boise City-Nampa, ID 1,190 $24.48 $50,930
Colorado Springs, CO 1,180 $25.39 $52,820
Dayton, OH 1,170 $26.15 $54,400
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 1,170 $20.54 $42,710
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 1,160 $29.09 $60,520
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,160 $24.29 $50,520
Durham, NC 1,100 $20.16 $41,930
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,090 $23.35 $48,560
Peoria, IL 1,080 $23.72 $49,330
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 1,070 $23.38 $48,640
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 1,070 $18.65 $38,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 1,030 $21.12 $43,940
Lakeland, FL 1,020 $20.67 $42,990
Greenville, SC 1,010 $17.59 $36,580
Lexington-Fayette, KY 1,010 $17.96 $37,360
Montgomery, AL 1,000 $18.40 $38,270
Atlantic City, NJ 980 $35.50 $73,840
Canton-Massillon, OH 970 $22.23 $46,250
Corpus Christi, TX 970 $23.50 $48,870
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 950 $18.32 $38,100
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 930 $26.62 $55,360
Tallahassee, FL 920 $22.92 $47,680
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 910 $36.58 $76,090
Reno-Sparks, NV 910 $28.29 $58,850
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 910 $30.09 $62,580
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 900 $24.87 $51,720
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 890 $17.75 $36,920
Knoxville, TN 880 $17.61 $36,620
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 880 $23.20 $48,260
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 870 $19.00 $39,520
Winston-Salem, NC 870 $18.67 $38,840
Lancaster, PA 870 $27.60 $57,410
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 860 $18.88 $39,260
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 840 $20.69 $43,030
Wilmington, NC 820 $18.41 $38,300
Laredo, TX 810 $22.28 $46,330
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 810 $15.75 $32,760
Chattanooga, TN-GA 810 $16.61 $34,560
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 800 $26.57 $55,270
Mobile, AL 790 $16.17 $33,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 780 $16.88 $35,110
Salinas, CA 770 $34.33 $71,400
Reading, PA 750 $27.50 $57,200
Springfield, MO 750 $18.10 $37,650
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 730 $17.20 $35,770
Fayetteville, NC 720 $20.14 $41,890
Huntsville, AL 720 $20.67 $42,990
Savannah, GA 720 $17.71 $36,830
Asheville, NC 720 $18.33 $38,120
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 700 $21.20 $44,100
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 680 $37.23 $77,430
Flint, MI 680 $23.86 $49,620
Roanoke, VA 660 $21.53 $44,780
Modesto, CA 660 $28.41 $59,090
Barnstable Town, MA 660 $25.69 $53,430
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 660 $26.45 $55,010
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 630 $24.89 $51,770
Lake Charles, LA 630 $15.32 $31,870
Fort Smith, AR-OK 630 $15.90 $33,070
Ann Arbor, MI 620 $29.35 $61,040
Erie, PA 620 $26.78 $55,700
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 610 $21.87 $45,480
Salem, OR 610 $25.94 $53,950
Charleston, WV 610 $18.00 $37,440
Evansville, IN-KY 600 $22.15 $46,080
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 600 $16.91 $35,180
Waco, TX 590 $20.36 $42,350
Merced, CA 590 $32.90 $68,440
Green Bay, WI 580 $25.61 $53,270
Boulder, CO 580 $30.88 $64,240
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 580 $22.23 $46,230
Springfield, IL 580 $23.07 $47,990
Lubbock, TX 580 $23.62 $49,120
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 580 $20.14 $41,890
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 570 $26.07 $54,220
Champaign-Urbana, IL 570 $24.19 $50,310
Rockford, IL 560 $27.66 $57,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 560 $35.99 $74,860
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 550 $21.96 $45,670
Fort Wayne, IN 540 $20.69 $43,040
Spokane, WA 540 $28.39 $59,040
Visalia-Porterville, CA 540 $26.74 $55,610
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 540 $26.09 $54,260
Ocean City, NJ 540 $34.83 $72,450
Ponce, PR 530 $8.75 $18,190
Tuscaloosa, AL 530 $20.30 $42,230
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 530 $27.73 $57,680
Anchorage, AK 520 $31.05 $64,590
Athens-Clarke County, GA 510 $18.49 $38,450
Eugene-Springfield, OR 510 $26.62 $55,380
Duluth, MN-WI 500 $23.03 $47,900
Utica-Rome, NY 490 $19.21 $39,950
Provo-Orem, UT 490 $19.90 $41,380
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 480 $17.26 $35,910
Greeley, CO 480 $27.30 $56,770
Bakersfield, CA 470 $31.37 $65,250
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 470 $29.86 $62,110
College Station-Bryan, TX 470 $22.89 $47,610
Longview, TX 470 $18.30 $38,050
Monroe, LA 460 $14.61 $30,390
Florence, SC 460 $16.81 $34,950
Ocala, FL 460 $19.29 $40,120
Wichita Falls, TX 450 $22.24 $46,250
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 450 $15.92 $33,110
Topeka, KS 440 $18.20 $37,850
York-Hanover, PA 440 $25.01 $52,030
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 440 $24.45 $50,850
Lynchburg, VA 430 $18.72 $38,930
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 420 $22.39 $46,560
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 420 $21.27 $44,240
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 420 $31.48 $65,480
Johnson City, TN 420 $17.52 $36,430
Lafayette, LA 410 $18.31 $38,090
Appleton, WI 410 $24.75 $51,470
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 400 $27.16 $56,490
Charlottesville, VA 400 $21.47 $44,660
Olympia, WA 400 $30.76 $63,990
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 390 $18.29 $38,050
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 390 $17.24 $35,860
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 390 $29.92 $62,230
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 380 $19.10 $39,730
Las Cruces, NM 380 $20.78 $43,220
Cedar Rapids, IA 380 $22.78 $47,370
Manchester, NH 360 $24.12 $50,170
Tyler, TX 360 $22.69 $47,190
Spartanburg, SC 360 $16.67 $34,680
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 350 $37.06 $77,080
Auburn-Opelika, AL 350 $18.06 $37,560
Sioux Falls, SD 350 Not available Not available
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 340 $21.82 $45,380
New Bedford, MA 340 $27.46 $57,110
Binghamton, NY 340 $23.65 $49,190
Racine, WI 340 $26.25 $54,600
Jefferson City, MO 340 $15.77 $32,810
Yuba City, CA 340 $29.09 $60,520
Decatur, AL 330 $17.48 $36,350
Valdosta, GA 330 $15.79 $32,850
Greenville, NC 320 $20.54 $42,730
Pascagoula, MS 320 $15.90 $33,070
Dover, DE 320 $26.68 $55,490
Midland, TX 320 $20.91 $43,490
Jackson, TN 320 $18.32 $38,110
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 310 $19.63 $40,820
Wheeling, WV-OH 310 $17.35 $36,090
Joplin, MO 310 $15.04 $31,280
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 310 $21.00 $43,690
Terre Haute, IN 310 $18.65 $38,800
Janesville, WI 310 $26.02 $54,130
Kingston, NY 310 $21.31 $44,320
Fargo, ND-MN 310 $23.31 $48,480
Anderson, IN 300 $18.45 $38,380
Hattiesburg, MS 300 $14.31 $29,770
Farmington, NM 300 $24.39 $50,730
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 300 $20.93 $43,540
Victoria, TX 300 $21.90 $45,560
Chico, CA 300 $32.42 $67,430
Yuma, AZ 300 $21.33 $44,360
Johnstown, PA 300 $15.70 $32,650
Dothan, AL 300 $17.31 $36,010
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 290 $19.15 $39,820
Albany, GA 290 $16.03 $33,340
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 290 $17.66 $36,730
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 290 $21.16 $44,010
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 290 $20.73 $43,130
Lima, OH 280 $20.63 $42,910
Wausau, WI 280 $23.03 $47,900
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 280 $16.77 $34,880
Bloomington-Normal, IL 280 $21.19 $44,070
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 280 $20.66 $42,970
Clarksville, TN-KY 280 $16.95 $35,260
Anderson, SC 280 $17.33 $36,040
Lafayette, IN 280 $21.68 $45,100
Pine Bluff, AR 280 $17.37 $36,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 280 $21.11 $43,920
Flagstaff, AZ 280 $24.45 $50,850
St. Cloud, MN 280 $25.07 $52,140
Eau Claire, WI 270 $21.90 $45,550
Sherman-Denison, TX 270 $20.21 $42,040
El Centro, CA 270 $30.86 $64,190
Medford, OR 270 $25.47 $52,980
Yakima, WA 270 $30.27 $62,950
Lawton, OK 270 $16.98 $35,310
Odessa, TX 270 $22.54 $46,880
Bloomington, IN 260 $20.47 $42,570
Warner Robins, GA 260 $17.27 $35,930
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 260 $24.11 $50,160
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 260 $20.70 $43,050
Rocky Mount, NC 260 $18.03 $37,500
Danbury, CT 250 $27.01 $56,180
Brunswick, GA 250 $17.63 $36,670
San Angelo, TX 250 $26.25 $54,610
Jonesboro, AR 250 $16.43 $34,180
Prescott, AZ 250 $24.16 $50,260
Goldsboro, NC 250 Not available Not available
Jacksonville, NC 250 $17.62 $36,640
Bellingham, WA 250 $31.48 $65,470
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 250 $30.43 $63,290
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 240 $28.66 $59,620
Billings, MT 240 $22.19 $46,150
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 240 $23.48 $48,830
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 240 $26.36 $54,820
Rapid City, SD 240 $19.67 $40,910
Anniston-Oxford, AL 240 $18.97 $39,460
Altoona, PA 240 $20.71 $43,070
Fond du Lac, WI 230 $23.46 $48,800
Danville, VA 230 $17.44 $36,280
St. George, UT 230 $19.85 $41,280
Lawrence, KS 230 $24.99 $51,980
Morristown, TN 230 $15.10 $31,400
Battle Creek, MI 230 $20.46 $42,550
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 230 $24.89 $51,770
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR 220 $7.35 $15,300
Yauco, PR 220 $7.88 $16,380
Burlington, NC 220 $18.72 $38,940
Elizabethtown, KY 220 $21.13 $43,960
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 210 $25.96 $54,000
Bowling Green, KY 210 $19.47 $40,490
Cleveland, TN 210 $19.59 $40,750
Rochester, MN 210 $25.38 $52,780
Salisbury, MD 210 $20.88 $43,430
La Crosse, WI-MN 200 $23.11 $48,080
Monroe, MI 200 $23.73 $49,350
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 200 $24.07 $50,070
State College, PA 200 $27.08 $56,320
Bangor, ME 200 $18.45 $38,370
Cheyenne, WY 200 $20.66 $42,970
Cumberland, MD-WV 200 $19.96 $41,510
Sandusky, OH 190 $21.25 $44,190
Iowa City, IA 190 $22.74 $47,310
Bend, OR 190 $27.76 $57,740
Portsmouth, NH-ME 190 $22.56 $46,920
Mansfield, OH 190 $16.81 $34,970
Harrisonburg, VA 190 $20.68 $43,020
Madera, CA 180 $28.46 $59,200
Gadsden, AL 180 $15.53 $32,300
Grand Forks, ND-MN 180 $22.73 $47,280
St. Joseph, MO-KS 180 Not available Not available
Glens Falls, NY 180 $18.12 $37,680
Jackson, MI 170 $22.50 $46,790
Williamsport, PA 170 $25.18 $52,380
Lebanon, PA 170 $25.10 $52,200
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 170 $16.79 $34,920
Springfield, OH 160 $20.49 $42,620
Muncie, IN 160 $20.53 $42,710
Morgantown, WV 160 $16.53 $34,380
Casper, WY 160 $24.94 $51,870
Napa, CA 160 $35.12 $73,060
Ithaca, NY 150 $23.48 $48,840
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 150 $19.87 $41,320
Bismarck, ND 150 $19.62 $40,820
San German-Cabo Rojo, PR 150 $7.58 $15,770
Great Falls, MT 140 $22.17 $46,120
Kokomo, IN 140 $21.00 $43,680
Danville, IL 140 $17.96 $37,350
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 140 $21.39 $44,490
Missoula, MT 140 $19.87 $41,330
Dalton, GA 140 $16.61 $34,540
Alexandria, LA 140 $14.91 $31,010
Bay City, MI 130 $23.62 $49,130
Columbus, IN 130 $23.00 $47,840
Pocatello, ID 130 $22.41 $46,620
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 130 $30.83 $64,130
Pittsfield, MA 130 $23.37 $48,610
Longview, WA 130 $27.55 $57,310
Idaho Falls, ID 120 $21.68 $45,100
Dubuque, IA 120 $22.49 $46,770
Elmira, NY 120 $22.78 $47,370
Ames, IA 110 $22.79 $47,400
Fairbanks, AK 100 $27.79 $57,810
Guayama, PR 80 $8.87 $18,450
Decatur, IL 80 $26.11 $54,310
Fajardo, PR 80 $8.29 $17,240
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division Not available $21.11 $43,910
Macon, GA Not available $17.18 $35,740
Coeur d'Alene, ID Not available $20.39 $42,410
Lewiston, ID-WA Not available $20.53 $42,710
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA Not available $36.13 $75,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Not available $38.17 $79,400
Austin-Round Rock, TX Not available $19.83 $41,240
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Not available $26.38 $54,860
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