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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.
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) |
665,280 |
0.5 % |
$32.50 |
$67,600 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$17.77 |
$22.69 |
$30.36 |
$40.60 |
$50.59 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$36,960 |
$47,190 |
$63,150 |
$84,440 |
$105,230 |
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, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
565,300 |
10.20 |
$32.44 |
$67,480 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
61,130 |
2.81 |
$36.11 |
$75,110 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
15,160 |
0.49 |
$27.87 |
$57,980 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
12,490 |
0.62 |
$27.97 |
$58,180 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
5,100 |
0.06 |
$26.96 |
$56,070 |
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, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
565,300 |
10.20 |
$32.44 |
$67,480 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
61,130 |
2.81 |
$36.11 |
$75,110 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
12,490 |
0.62 |
$27.97 |
$58,180 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
15,160 |
0.49 |
$27.87 |
$57,980 |
Junior Colleges |
3,150 |
0.44 |
$26.84 |
$55,820 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
61,130 |
2.81 |
$36.11 |
$75,110 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
565,300 |
10.20 |
$32.44 |
$67,480 |
Support Activities for Air Transportation |
140 |
0.06 |
$30.74 |
$63,940 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
1,720 |
0.03 |
$29.10 |
$60,520 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
12,490 |
0.62 |
$27.97 |
$58,180 |
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 |
72,380 |
4.16 |
0.92 |
$50.58 |
$105,220 |
Texas |
58,840 |
4.73 |
1.05 |
$30.65 |
$63,740 |
New York |
55,590 |
5.84 |
1.29 |
$37.25 |
$77,490 |
Florida |
39,090 |
4.44 |
0.98 |
$29.19 |
$60,720 |
Illinois |
29,460 |
4.89 |
1.08 |
$37.67 |
$78,350 |
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 |
5,460 |
7.55 |
1.67 |
$36.87 |
$76,680 |
Mississippi |
7,620 |
6.75 |
1.49 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
Louisiana |
11,420 |
5.94 |
1.31 |
$20.42 |
$42,470 |
New York |
55,590 |
5.84 |
1.29 |
$37.25 |
$77,490 |
Alabama |
11,410 |
5.78 |
1.28 |
$22.36 |
$46,510 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
72,380 |
4.16 |
0.92 |
$50.58 |
$105,220 |
Alaska |
1,120 |
3.52 |
0.78 |
$42.24 |
$87,870 |
New Jersey |
21,840 |
5.34 |
1.18 |
$41.75 |
$86,840 |
Washington |
9,540 |
2.87 |
0.63 |
$38.56 |
$80,200 |
Hawaii |
2,500 |
3.93 |
0.87 |
$37.85 |
$78,720 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
57,870 |
5.99 |
1.32 |
$39.92 |
$83,040 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
29,950 |
4.80 |
1.06 |
$52.12 |
$108,420 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
24,190 |
5.17 |
1.14 |
$39.51 |
$82,170 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
16,150 |
5.08 |
1.12 |
$35.68 |
$74,220 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
15,250 |
5.00 |
1.10 |
$31.57 |
$65,670 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
14,570 |
5.06 |
1.12 |
$35.58 |
$74,010 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
14,540 |
3.98 |
0.88 |
$34.71 |
$72,200 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
13,050 |
4.94 |
1.09 |
$34.32 |
$71,400 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
12,010 |
4.38 |
0.97 |
$23.46 |
$48,800 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
11,700 |
4.18 |
0.92 |
$36.18 |
$75,250 |
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