The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $38,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,280.
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 | $46,860 | -1.60% | 14.53% |
| 2021 | $47,610 | -6.03% | - |
| 2020 | $50,480 | 4.66% | - |
| 2019 | $48,130 | 3.82% | - |
| 2018 | $46,290 | 9.57% | - |
| 2017 | $41,860 | 2.27% | - |
| 2016 | $40,910 | 2.57% | - |
| 2015 | $39,860 | -1.56% | - |
| 2014 | $40,480 | 0.10% | - |
| 2013 | $40,440 | 0.96% | - |
| 2012 | $40,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,860, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Louisiana, followed by Shreveport-Bossier City (median annual salary $46,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in Shreveport-Bossier City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| Hammond | |
| Monroe | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Alexandria | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area |