The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $51,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $68,910 | 3.12% | 16.50% |
| 2016 | $66,760 | 3.24% | - |
| 2015 | $64,600 | 9.12% | - |
| 2014 | $58,710 | 0.63% | - |
| 2013 | $58,340 | 1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $57,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,910, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of New Hampshire, followed by Nashua (median annual salary $67,670). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in Nashua.