Highest-paying Cities for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

The top 100 highest paying cities for police and sheriff's patrol officers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of police and sheriff's patrol officers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $132,930, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $125,580). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of police and sheriff's patrol officers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$132,930	$88,470	2,880
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$125,580	$80,970	9,190
3	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$124,910	$80,490	660
4	Napa, California	$120,940	$79,520	270
5	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$114,330	$46,540	5,200
6	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$114,050	$88,690	4,610
7	Salinas, California	$109,430	$66,730	870
8	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$108,490	$82,570	660
9	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$105,990	$78,030	4,770
10	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$105,250	$66,760	1,130
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$104,160	$76,020	25,700
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$103,640	$71,540	26,050
13	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$103,030	$66,410	5,500
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$102,180	$79,860	4,500
15	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$101,540	$53,820	4,500
16	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$101,530	$68,730	840
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$101,460	$69,200	6,430
18	Anchorage, Alaska	$101,090	$71,950	600
19	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$101,040	$76,820	380
20	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$100,590	$62,850	5,200
21	Redding, California	$100,370	$61,720	290
22	Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$96,740	$45,050	110
23	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$96,290	$65,520	540
24	Fresno, California	$94,830	$65,060	1,830
25	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$93,440	$77,690	690
26	Bellingham, Washington	$93,440	$76,840	270
27	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$93,160	$64,490	5,220
28	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$93,150	$74,930	600
29	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$92,110	$66,860	160
30	Modesto, California	$92,000	$58,450	800
31	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$91,830	$54,620	330
32	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$91,170	$64,620	300
33	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$91,060	$45,760	210
34	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$91,060	$49,940	810
35	Olympia, Washington	$90,230	$74,420	370
36	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$88,400	$64,490	3,910
37	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$88,260	$66,900	3,930
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$87,730	$60,900	28,540
39	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$87,590	$45,720	450
40	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$86,600	$69,350	220
41	Spokane, Washington	$86,500	$60,350	660
42	Bend, Oregon	$86,250	$66,770	230
43	Fairbanks, Alaska	$86,220	$63,420	120
44	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$86,130	$58,720	23,530
45	Stockton, California	$86,100	$62,800	870
46	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$86,080	$67,540	1,620
47	Medford, Oregon	$85,970	$60,510	300
48	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$85,400	$68,990	260
49	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$85,050	$68,590	2,160
50	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$85,000	$47,350	4,640
51	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$84,950	$67,490	480
52	Merced, California	$84,900	$43,120	330
53	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$84,860	$58,800	19,340
54	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$84,600	$48,580	21,290
55	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$84,520	$61,250	380
56	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$84,370	$54,990	240
57	Tacoma, Washington	$84,330	$59,820	970
58	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$84,120	$56,660	1,620
59	Longview, Washington	$83,660	$67,830	130
60	Boulder, Colorado	$83,170	$65,020	460
61	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$83,110	$62,710	530
62	Chico, California	$82,940	$61,930	310
63	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$82,560	$41,610	36,680
64	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$82,540	$61,130	5,530
65	Decatur, Illinois	$82,380	$46,080	210
66	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$82,250	$52,980	1,170
67	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$81,620	$43,950	710
68	Laredo, Texas	$81,600	$46,450	750
69	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$81,380	$50,050	52,580
70	Danbury, Connecticut	$81,220	$61,600	240
71	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$80,990	$48,890	250
72	New Haven, Connecticut	$80,980	$57,230	1,280
73	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$80,630	$57,970	260
74	Erie, Pennsylvania	$80,460	$39,340	540
75	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$80,070	$58,530	550
76	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$79,920	$53,730	260
77	Salem, Oregon	$79,730	$57,850	610
78	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$79,600	$56,030	200
79	Visalia-Porterville, California	$79,500	$62,260	670
80	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$79,470	$60,310	7,790
81	Yakima, Washington	$79,440	$60,670	350
82	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$79,240	$56,510	180
83	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$79,190	$56,510	2,050
84	Rochester, New York	$79,180	$49,440	1,920
85	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$79,090	$48,720	1,550
86	Springfield, Illinois	$78,680	$39,960	580
87	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$78,390	$51,110	13,020
88	Waterbury, Connecticut	$78,360	$56,510	310
89	Yuba City, California	$78,300	$48,200	230
90	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$78,120	$50,190	850
91	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$78,080	$52,920	3,530
92	Abilene, Texas	$78,050	$42,190	380
93	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$78,000	$38,540	1,500
94	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$77,990	$59,300	160
95	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$77,910	$48,670	610
96	Binghamton, New York	$77,830	$48,640	480
97	Walla Walla, Washington	$77,750	$56,740	90
98	Dayton, Ohio	$77,580	$49,660	1,710
99	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$77,370	$49,980	14,210
100	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$77,330	$51,900	1,520

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