how much to patrol officers get paid a year
Police and detective first-line supervisors saw $84,260 for mean annual income and $40.51 for mean hourly wages. Salary by Industry. According to May 2014 BLS figures, the top paying industry for police and sheriff's patrol officers was state governments, which paid a mean hourly wage of $31.38 and an annual mean income $65,270. Local governments paid the second highest average wages of $28.57 hourly and $59,430 annually.