The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Newark-Union 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 | $47,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,350.
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 | $85,000 | -9.06% | 0.79% |
| 2016 | $92,700 | -0.22% | - |
| 2015 | $92,900 | 4.02% | - |
| 2014 | $89,170 | 2.73% | - |
| 2013 | $86,740 | 2.78% | - |
| 2012 | $84,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,000, Newark-Union is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Gettysburg (median annual salary of $91,060). Compared with Gettysburg, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Newark-Union is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower.