The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $46,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,540.
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 | $114,330 | 2.24% | 13.14% |
| 2016 | $111,770 | 2.71% | - |
| 2015 | $108,740 | 5.39% | - |
| 2014 | $102,880 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $101,030 | 1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $99,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $114,330, Nassau-Suffolk is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of New York, followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary $82,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Nassau-Suffolk is 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in New York-White Plains-Wayne.