Police Officer Salary by State

All 51 states ranked by median annual pay for police officers. The national median is $76,210. ← Back to Police Officer overview

#	State	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	California	$118,880	$57.15
2	Washington	$102,080	$49.08
3	Illinois	$100,520	$48.33
4	Alaska	$99,130	$47.66
5	Colorado	$97,350	$46.81
6	Delaware	$92,970	$44.70
7	New York	$92,790	$44.61
8	New Jersey	$92,610	$44.53
9	District of Columbia	$88,650	$42.62
10	Oregon	$88,140	$42.38
11	Pennsylvania	$85,470	$41.09
12	Hawaii	$83,820	$40.30
13	Minnesota	$83,360	$40.08
14	Connecticut	$82,170	$39.51
15	Massachusetts	$78,940	$37.95
16	Arizona	$78,880	$37.92
17	Nevada	$78,140	$37.57
18	Wisconsin	$78,090	$37.55
19	Maryland	$77,970	$37.49
20	Utah	$77,310	$37.17
21	Rhode Island	$77,230	$37.13
22	Ohio	$77,020	$37.03
23	Texas	$75,900	$36.49
24	Nebraska	$74,620	$35.88
25	North Dakota	$74,500	$35.82
26	Florida	$74,470	$35.81
27	Iowa	$74,470	$35.81
28	Michigan	$73,730	$35.45
29	Indiana	$73,370	$35.27
30	New Hampshire	$71,640	$34.44
31	Montana	$70,050	$33.68
32	New Mexico	$69,180	$33.26
33	Vermont	$68,910	$33.13
34	Maine	$67,050	$32.24
35	Idaho	$66,990	$32.21
36	Wyoming	$66,140	$31.80
37	Virginia	$65,870	$31.67
38	South Dakota	$60,740	$29.20
39	Kentucky	$60,490	$29.08
40	Oklahoma	$59,700	$28.70
41	Missouri	$59,460	$28.59
42	North Carolina	$59,300	$28.51
43	Tennessee	$59,280	$28.50
44	Kansas	$59,230	$28.48
45	Georgia	$58,120	$27.94
46	South Carolina	$58,070	$27.92
47	West Virginia	$56,960	$27.39
48	Alabama	$51,270	$24.65
49	Louisiana	$48,380	$23.26
50	Arkansas	$47,670	$22.92
51	Mississippi	$46,140	$22.18