The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $46,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,780.
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 | $54,910 | 6.23% | 17.79% |
| 2021 | $51,490 | -6.14% | - |
| 2020 | $54,650 | 3.44% | - |
| 2019 | $52,770 | 2.08% | - |
| 2018 | $51,670 | 2.28% | - |
| 2017 | $50,490 | 3.05% | - |
| 2016 | $48,950 | 3.45% | - |
| 2015 | $47,260 | 1.31% | - |
| 2014 | $46,640 | 1.65% | - |
| 2013 | $45,870 | 1.59% | - |
| 2012 | $45,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,910, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $58,480). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |