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.

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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

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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

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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