The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 | $74,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,930.
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 | $93,150 | 10.81% | 27.44% |
| 2021 | $83,080 | -2.08% | - |
| 2020 | $84,810 | 2.85% | - |
| 2019 | $82,390 | 0.85% | - |
| 2018 | $81,690 | 5.31% | - |
| 2017 | $77,350 | 7.25% | - |
| 2016 | $71,740 | -2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $73,530 | 2.80% | - |
| 2014 | $71,470 | 2.64% | - |
| 2013 | $69,580 | 2.86% | - |
| 2012 | $67,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,150, Fort Collins-Loveland is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Denver-Aurora-Broomfield (median annual salary of $93,160). Compared with Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Fort Collins-Loveland is .0 percent (.0%) lower.
| 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 |