The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $31,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,000.
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 | $46,730 | -1.24% | -28.46% |
| 2021 | $47,310 | 7.06% | - |
| 2020 | $43,970 | 4.46% | - |
| 2019 | $42,010 | 2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $41,050 | -18.54% | - |
| 2017 | $48,660 | 1.64% | - |
| 2016 | $47,860 | 6.18% | - |
| 2015 | $44,900 | -45.28% | - |
| 2014 | $65,230 | 2.18% | - |
| 2013 | $63,810 | 5.92% | - |
| 2012 | $60,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,730, Shreveport-Bossier City is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $46,860). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Shreveport-Bossier City is .3 percent (.3%) lower.
| 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 |