The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $43,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,120.
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 | $58,620 | -2.42% | 22.47% |
| 2021 | $60,040 | 13.52% | - |
| 2020 | $51,920 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $50,160 | -3.61% | - |
| 2018 | $51,970 | 1.23% | - |
| 2017 | $51,330 | 4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $49,180 | 8.09% | - |
| 2015 | $45,200 | -1.17% | - |
| 2014 | $45,730 | 1.16% | - |
| 2013 | $45,200 | -0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $45,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,620, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of South Carolina, followed by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary $52,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort.