The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $52,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,920.
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 | $78,080 | -3.51% | 16.47% |
| 2021 | $80,820 | 5.32% | - |
| 2020 | $76,520 | 2.74% | - |
| 2019 | $74,420 | 0.97% | - |
| 2018 | $73,700 | 2.13% | - |
| 2017 | $72,130 | 2.41% | - |
| 2016 | $70,390 | 7.50% | - |
| 2015 | $65,110 | -3.86% | - |
| 2014 | $67,620 | 1.35% | - |
| 2013 | $66,710 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $65,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,080, Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $82,540). Compared with Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.