The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Atlantic City-Hammonton 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 | $49,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,940.
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 | $91,060 | 8.76% | 6.83% |
| 2021 | $83,080 | -2.61% | - |
| 2020 | $85,250 | -3.70% | - |
| 2019 | $88,400 | 1.98% | - |
| 2018 | $86,650 | 0.05% | - |
| 2017 | $86,610 | -2.60% | - |
| 2016 | $88,860 | 1.33% | - |
| 2015 | $87,680 | 2.99% | - |
| 2014 | $85,060 | -0.48% | - |
| 2013 | $85,470 | 0.74% | - |
| 2012 | $84,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,060, Atlantic City-Hammonton is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of New Jersey, following the highest paying city Edison-New Brunswick (median annual salary of $101,540). Compared with Edison-New Brunswick, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Atlantic City-Hammonton is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Edison-New Brunswick | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | |
| Trenton-Ewing | |
| Camden | |
| Ocean City | |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | |
| Wilmington |