The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 | $51,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,910.
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 | $73,320 | -3.64% | 30.77% |
| 2021 | $75,990 | 10.83% | - |
| 2020 | $67,760 | 3.31% | - |
| 2019 | $65,520 | 5.42% | - |
| 2018 | $61,970 | 4.84% | - |
| 2017 | $58,970 | 2.63% | - |
| 2016 | $57,420 | 8.10% | - |
| 2015 | $52,770 | 0.95% | - |
| 2014 | $52,270 | 0.90% | - |
| 2013 | $51,800 | 2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $50,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,320, Indianapolis-Carmel is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Indiana, followed by Bloomington (median annual salary $65,770). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Indianapolis-Carmel is 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in Bloomington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Bloomington | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Muncie | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Gary | |
| Columbus | |
| Kokomo | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson |