The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $40,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,840.
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 | $52,190 | 0.38% | 13.64% |
| 2021 | $51,990 | -5.33% | - |
| 2020 | $54,760 | 1.84% | - |
| 2019 | $53,750 | 3.27% | - |
| 2018 | $51,990 | 3.87% | - |
| 2017 | $49,980 | 1.40% | - |
| 2016 | $49,280 | 1.62% | - |
| 2015 | $48,480 | 4.76% | - |
| 2014 | $46,170 | 6.50% | - |
| 2013 | $43,170 | -4.40% | - |
| 2012 | $45,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,190, Hagerstown-Martinsburg is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $70,000). Compared with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Morgantown | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cumberland | |
| Winchester | |
| Charleston | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |