The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $64,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,490.
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 | $93,160 | -4.64% | 25.98% |
| 2021 | $97,480 | 9.16% | - |
| 2020 | $88,550 | 4.19% | - |
| 2019 | $84,840 | 3.82% | - |
| 2018 | $81,600 | 3.49% | - |
| 2017 | $78,750 | 3.94% | - |
| 2016 | $75,650 | 3.86% | - |
| 2015 | $72,730 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $71,410 | 2.10% | - |
| 2013 | $69,910 | 1.36% | - |
| 2012 | $68,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,160, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Colorado, followed by Fort Collins-Loveland (median annual salary $93,150). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is .0 percent (.0%) higher than that in Fort Collins-Loveland.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Boulder | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Greeley | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Pueblo | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area |