Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Cedar Rapids is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,470
25th Percentile Wage
$60,540
50th Percentile Wage
$62,820
75th Percentile Wage
$72,200
90th Percentile Wage
$80,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,470.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,820
-1.83% 16.63%
2021
$63,970
-1.17% -
2020
$64,720
0.80% -
2019
$64,200
6.21% -
2018
$60,210
1.63% -
2017
$59,230
-0.25% -
2016
$59,380
3.92% -
2015
$57,050
-1.35% -
2014
$57,820
6.47% -
2013
$54,080
3.16% -
2012
$52,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in Cedar Rapids with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,820 in Cedar Rapids is in the middle of salary range for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Cedar Rapids is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$73,150
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$69,590
Iowa City
$65,460
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$65,150
Ames
$64,500
Cedar Rapids
$62,820
Dubuque
$61,940
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$59,240
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$59,080
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$59,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$58,190

See also: Top paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.