The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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 | $56,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,660.
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 | $84,120 | 6.63% | 21.83% |
| 2021 | $78,540 | 1.86% | - |
| 2020 | $77,080 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $74,470 | 3.57% | - |
| 2018 | $71,810 | -3.02% | - |
| 2017 | $73,980 | 2.73% | - |
| 2016 | $71,960 | 2.68% | - |
| 2015 | $70,030 | 3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $67,790 | 1.08% | - |
| 2013 | $67,060 | 1.94% | - |
| 2012 | $65,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,120, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Connecticut, followed by Danbury (median annual salary $81,220). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in Danbury.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Danbury | |
| New Haven | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Waterbury |