The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $50,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,900.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,150 | -8.42% | 27.19% |
| 2021 | $79,310 | 8.08% | - |
| 2020 | $72,900 | 6.38% | - |
| 2019 | $68,250 | 0.92% | - |
| 2018 | $67,620 | 3.09% | - |
| 2017 | $65,530 | -0.26% | - |
| 2016 | $65,700 | 1.39% | - |
| 2015 | $64,790 | 1.84% | - |
| 2014 | $63,600 | 13.49% | - |
| 2013 | $55,020 | 3.20% | - |
| 2012 | $53,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,150, Des Moines-West Des Moines is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Iowa, followed by Waterloo-Cedar Falls (median annual salary $69,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 4.9 percent (4.9%) higher than that in Waterloo-Cedar Falls.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Iowa City | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |