The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Burlington-South Burlington 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 | $50,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,780.
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 | $62,920 | 2.13% | 24.11% |
| 2021 | $61,580 | 8.44% | - |
| 2020 | $56,380 | 3.80% | - |
| 2019 | $54,240 | -1.81% | - |
| 2018 | $55,220 | 1.20% | - |
| 2017 | $54,560 | 5.33% | - |
| 2016 | $51,650 | 8.60% | - |
| 2015 | $47,210 | -5.63% | - |
| 2014 | $49,870 | 4.05% | - |
| 2013 | $47,850 | 0.21% | - |
| 2012 | $47,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,920, Burlington-South Burlington is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Vermont, followed by Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $59,540). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Burlington-South Burlington is 5.4 percent (5.4%) higher than that in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Burlington-South Burlington | |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area |