Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in St Marys County, Maryland

The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in St Marys County, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police and sheriff's patrol officers in St Marys County 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 St Marys County, Maryland

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,410
25th Percentile Wage
$45,010
50th Percentile Wage
$50,190
75th Percentile Wage
$56,610
90th Percentile Wage
$76,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in St Marys County, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,410.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$50,190
-0.22% -0.22%
2013
$50,300
0.00% -
2012
$50,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in St Marys County with Other Maryland Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,190, St Marys County is the lowest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Maryland, following city of Baltimore-Towson (median annual salary of $71,820). Compared with the highest paying city Baltimore-Towson, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in St Marys County is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Baltimore-Towson
$71,820
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick
$68,680
Salisbury
$62,640
California-Lexington Park
$61,510
Garrett County
$61,060
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
$58,490
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area
$51,100
St Marys County
$50,190