The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 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 | $60,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,310.
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 | $79,470 | 2.92% | 18.98% |
| 2021 | $77,150 | 4.36% | - |
| 2020 | $73,790 | 2.89% | - |
| 2019 | $71,660 | 3.40% | - |
| 2018 | $69,220 | -3.94% | - |
| 2017 | $71,950 | 4.07% | - |
| 2016 | $69,020 | 3.96% | - |
| 2015 | $66,290 | 2.79% | - |
| 2014 | $64,440 | -0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $64,910 | 0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $64,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,470, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Arizona, followed by Lake Havasu City-Kingman (median annual salary $62,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in Lake Havasu City-Kingman.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Tucson | |
| Prescott | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Yuma | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |