The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $79,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,860.
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 | $102,180 | 1.81% | 26.24% |
| 2021 | $100,330 | 10.96% | - |
| 2020 | $89,330 | 2.36% | - |
| 2019 | $87,220 | 2.36% | - |
| 2018 | $85,160 | -2.89% | - |
| 2017 | $87,620 | 4.80% | - |
| 2016 | $83,410 | 1.31% | - |
| 2015 | $82,320 | 2.41% | - |
| 2014 | $80,340 | 1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $79,130 | 4.75% | - |
| 2012 | $75,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $102,180, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Washington, followed by Bellingham (median annual salary $93,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in Bellingham.