The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway 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 | $34,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,150.
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 | $45,770 | -3.36% | 2.18% |
| 2021 | $47,310 | -1.48% | - |
| 2020 | $48,010 | 3.85% | - |
| 2019 | $46,160 | 2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $45,150 | -1.26% | - |
| 2017 | $45,720 | 3.13% | - |
| 2016 | $44,290 | 2.14% | - |
| 2015 | $43,340 | -4.18% | - |
| 2014 | $45,150 | 1.04% | - |
| 2013 | $44,680 | -0.20% | - |
| 2012 | $44,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,770, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Arkansas, followed by Hot Springs (median annual salary $44,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in Hot Springs.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| Hot Springs | |
| Pine Bluff | |
| Jonesboro | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |