The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Norwich-New London, Rhode Island is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Norwich-New London 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 | $58,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Norwich-New London, Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,530.
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 | $80,070 | 1.91% | 25.62% |
| 2021 | $78,540 | 6.04% | - |
| 2020 | $73,800 | 2.49% | - |
| 2019 | $71,960 | 2.77% | - |
| 2018 | $69,970 | 4.94% | - |
| 2017 | $66,510 | 3.61% | - |
| 2016 | $64,110 | 4.88% | - |
| 2015 | $60,980 | -2.43% | - |
| 2014 | $62,460 | 1.63% | - |
| 2013 | $61,440 | 3.06% | - |
| 2012 | $59,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,070, Norwich-New London is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Rhode Island, followed by Providence-Fall River-Warwick (median annual salary $65,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Norwich-New London is 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in Providence-Fall River-Warwick.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Norwich-New London | |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick |