The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick 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 | $49,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,530.
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 | $65,980 | 1.45% | 18.11% |
| 2021 | $65,020 | -0.55% | - |
| 2020 | $65,380 | 1.50% | - |
| 2019 | $64,400 | 4.49% | - |
| 2018 | $61,510 | 3.76% | - |
| 2017 | $59,200 | 2.38% | - |
| 2016 | $57,790 | 2.18% | - |
| 2015 | $56,530 | 0.97% | - |
| 2014 | $55,980 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $54,880 | 1.55% | - |
| 2012 | $54,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,980, Providence-Fall River-Warwick is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Rhode Island, following the highest paying city Norwich-New London (median annual salary of $80,070). Compared with Norwich-New London, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Norwich-New London | |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick |