The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Edison-New Brunswick 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 | $53,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,820.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $101,540 | 3.28% | 11.53% |
| 2013 | $98,210 | 8.53% | - |
| 2012 | $89,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,540, Edison-New Brunswick is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of New Jersey, followed by Atlantic City-Hammonton (median annual salary $91,060). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Edison-New Brunswick is 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in Atlantic City-Hammonton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Edison-New Brunswick | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | |
| Trenton-Ewing | |
| Camden | |
| Ocean City | |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | |
| Wilmington |