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Highest Paying Industries for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

The top 36 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $71,950, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for police and sheriff's patrol officers. It is followed by state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $62,050). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of police and sheriff's patrol officers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 36 Highest Paying Industries for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$71,950	$37,150	n/a
2	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$62,050	$39,240	59,030
3	State government, including schools and hospitals	$59,880	$37,170	68,400
4	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,820	$42,720	910
5	Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,800	$42,810	920
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$57,250	$33,110	618,250
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$57,250	$33,110	618,250
8	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$56,850	$33,030	633,550
9	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$56,810	$32,480	547,520
10	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$56,640	$32,460	553,000
11	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$56,040	$39,420	150
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$55,650	$36,810	1,120
13	Postal Service (federal government)	$55,540	$54,300	460
14	Transportation and Warehousing	$55,540	$51,530	530
15	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$54,840	$35,270	1,390
16	Health Care and Social Assistance	$54,840	$35,270	1,390
17	Educational Services - Privately owned	$51,920	$31,950	4,270
18	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$51,810	$31,910	4,220
19	Federal government, including USPS	$49,940	$37,960	12,160
20	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$49,340	$37,860	11,690
21	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$48,780	$31,040	12,570
22	Educational Services	$47,270	$31,040	18,650
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$47,250	$30,540	8,260
24	Educational Services - State government owned	$46,810	$30,410	9,030
25	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$46,480	$30,990	1,990
26	Hospitals - State government owned	$46,050	$26,600	330
27	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$45,670	$30,480	2,770
28	Educational Services - Local government owned	$45,350	$31,240	5,350
29	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$44,600	$31,270	3,270
30	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$44,550	$31,300	3,310
31	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$44,400	$32,650	130
32	Hospitals - Local government owned	$44,400	$32,650	130
33	Junior colleges - State government owned	$43,050	$29,020	740
34	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$42,310	$26,820	120
35	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$42,140	$26,780	120
36	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$34,500	$17,830	70