The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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 | $58,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,800.
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 | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,860 | 7.45% | 14.98% |
| 2021 | $78,540 | 6.81% | - |
| 2020 | $73,190 | 2.24% | - |
| 2019 | $71,550 | -0.35% | - |
| 2018 | $71,800 | -1.16% | - |
| 2017 | $72,630 | 3.14% | - |
| 2016 | $70,350 | -2.60% | - |
| 2015 | $72,180 | -0.65% | - |
| 2014 | $72,650 | 0.69% | - |
| 2013 | $72,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,860, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Florida, followed by Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach (median annual salary $76,270). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach.