The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $88,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $154,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $88,470.
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 | $132,930 | 3.66% | 29.39% |
| 2021 | $128,070 | -3.45% | - |
| 2020 | $132,490 | 3.03% | - |
| 2019 | $128,480 | 1.39% | - |
| 2018 | $126,690 | 1.64% | - |
| 2017 | $124,610 | 4.57% | - |
| 2016 | $118,920 | 2.99% | - |
| 2015 | $115,370 | 14.88% | - |
| 2014 | $98,200 | 3.21% | - |
| 2013 | $95,050 | 1.25% | - |
| 2012 | $93,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $132,930, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $125,580). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.