Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area 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 New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,010
25th Percentile Wage
$26,170
50th Percentile Wage
$31,870
75th Percentile Wage
$41,710
90th Percentile Wage
$50,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,010.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$31,870
-8.85% 10.13%
2016
$34,690
-4.35% -
2015
$36,200
8.51% -
2014
$33,120
2.96% -
2013
$32,140
10.89% -
2012
$28,640
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Table 2. Compare Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,870 in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$46,860
Shreveport-Bossier City
$46,730
Baton Rouge
$44,620
Lafayette
$42,730
Hammond
$41,330
Monroe
$39,520
Lake Charles
$38,900
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$38,420
Alexandria
$36,260
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$33,340
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$33,260
Hammond nonmetropolitan area
$33,110
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$31,870
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
$31,180