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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in the Industry of Federal government, including USPS

The salary statistics and trend of police and sheriff's patrol officers in the industry of federal government, including usps are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare police and sheriff's patrol officer salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,340
25th Percentile Wage
$44,660
50th Percentile Wage
$52,510
75th Percentile Wage
$62,190
90th Percentile Wage
$82,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for police and sheriff's patrol officers in the industry of federal government, including usps. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) police and sheriff's patrol officers is $82,410. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $52,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent police and sheriff's patrol officers is $39,340.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in the industry of Federal government, including USPS from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$52,510
3.50% 8.07%
2016
$50,670
1.40% -
2015
$49,960
0.04% -
2014
$49,940
2.34% -
2013
$48,770
1.03% -
2012
$48,270
- -

Table 3. Compare Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of police and sheriff's patrol officers in eight industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of police and sheriff's patrol officers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$67,970
State government, including schools and hospitals
$65,620
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$61,570
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$61,170
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$61,000
Local government, including schools and hospitals
$60,830
Federal government, including USPS
$52,510
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
$51,990

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