The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,330 | -4.73% | 20.63% |
| 2021 | $60,040 | 10.14% | - |
| 2020 | $53,950 | 3.50% | - |
| 2019 | $52,060 | 0.54% | - |
| 2018 | $51,780 | 1.85% | - |
| 2017 | $50,820 | 2.38% | - |
| 2016 | $49,610 | 1.85% | - |
| 2015 | $48,690 | 1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $47,960 | 2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $46,780 | 2.74% | - |
| 2012 | $45,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,330, Birmingham-Hoover is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Alabama, followed by Tuscaloosa (median annual salary $53,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Birmingham-Hoover is 6.3 percent (6.3%) higher than that in Tuscaloosa.