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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
33-3051 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, State, or Federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 657,690 |
0.6 % |
$30.17 |
$62,760 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.46 |
$21.15 |
$28.69 |
$37.57 |
$47.36 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$34,230 |
$44,000 |
$59,680 |
$78,140 |
$98,510 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
560,590 |
10.42 |
$30.13 |
$62,680 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
60,380 |
2.76 |
$33.27 |
$69,190 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
14,440 |
0.48 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
12,060 |
0.60 |
$26.43 |
$54,980 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
4,500 |
0.05 |
$24.65 |
$51,260 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
560,590 |
10.42 |
$30.13 |
$62,680 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
60,380 |
2.76 |
$33.27 |
$69,190 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
12,060 |
0.60 |
$26.43 |
$54,980 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
14,440 |
0.48 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
| Junior Colleges |
3,620 |
0.48 |
$24.77 |
$51,520 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
70,790 |
4.43 |
0.95 |
$46.47 |
$96,660 |
| Texas |
62,580 |
5.33 |
1.14 |
$29.02 |
$60,350 |
| New York |
47,870 |
5.26 |
1.12 |
$34.13 |
$70,990 |
| Florida |
39,020 |
4.75 |
1.01 |
$27.48 |
$57,160 |
| Illinois |
32,780 |
5.55 |
1.19 |
$34.06 |
$70,850 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
5,250 |
7.47 |
1.59 |
$35.22 |
$73,250 |
| Mississippi |
7,450 |
6.67 |
1.42 |
$16.61 |
$34,550 |
| South Carolina |
11,600 |
5.86 |
1.25 |
$20.28 |
$42,180 |
| Georgia |
24,360 |
5.78 |
1.23 |
$19.60 |
$40,770 |
| Illinois |
32,780 |
5.55 |
1.19 |
$34.06 |
$70,850 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
70,790 |
4.43 |
0.95 |
$46.47 |
$96,660 |
| New Jersey |
21,390 |
5.41 |
1.15 |
$42.06 |
$87,490 |
| Alaska |
1,110 |
3.43 |
0.73 |
$38.23 |
$79,510 |
| Washington |
9,210 |
3.00 |
0.64 |
$36.70 |
$76,340 |
| District of Columbia |
5,250 |
7.47 |
1.59 |
$35.22 |
$73,250 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
39,680 |
6.02 |
1.29 |
$35.66 |
$74,170 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
25,460 |
6.03 |
1.29 |
$48.05 |
$99,940 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
21,580 |
5.93 |
1.27 |
$37.31 |
$77,590 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,110 |
5.49 |
1.17 |
$30.28 |
$62,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
14,000 |
5.62 |
1.20 |
$33.38 |
$69,440 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
12,840 |
5.03 |
1.07 |
$21.47 |
$44,670 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
10,390 |
4.28 |
0.91 |
$31.38 |
$65,280 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
8,380 |
4.65 |
0.99 |
$34.39 |
$71,540 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
7,530 |
3.89 |
0.83 |
$31.76 |
$66,070 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
6,850 |
5.10 |
1.09 |
$30.72 |
$63,900 |
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