Police Officer Salary by City
How much does a Police Officer make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$76K
National median
$59K
25th percentile
$98K
75th percentile
$48K
Bottom 10%
$115K
Top 10%
Police Officer Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$122,000
+60% vs national
New York
NY
$111,200
+46% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$106,800
+40% vs national
Seattle
WA
$100,400
+32% vs national
Boston
MA
$96,000
+26% vs national
Chicago
IL
$93,800
+23% vs national
Washington
DC
$89,400
+17% vs national
San Diego
CA
$85,400
+12% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$82,400
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$81,600
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$80,800
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$80,800
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$80,000
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$79,200
+4% vs national
Denver
CO
$78,600
+3% vs national
Dallas
TX
$74,200
-3% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$73,800
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$73,200
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$73,200
-4% vs national
Houston
TX
$72,000
-6% vs national
Detroit
MI
$71,600
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$71,600
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$70,800
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$70,800
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$70,800
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$70,200
-8% vs national
Miami
FL
$70,000
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$69,200
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$69,200
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$69,200
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$69,200
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$68,600
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$68,600
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$68,600
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$67,800
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$67,800
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$67,200
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$67,200
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$67,200
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$66,200
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$66,200
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$65,600
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$64,800
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$64,800
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$64,000
-16% vs national
About Police Officer Salaries
The median Police Officer salary in the United States is $76,210 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $122,000, while the national range spans from $47,510 at the 10th percentile to $115,120 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 33-3051.