Top Ten Law Enforcement Salary Police Officers

Which state has the highest average pay for Police Officers?

New Jersey with an average pay of $75,400. Second is California with $74,600, and third is Washington, DC with $64,400

Which state has the lowest average pay for Police Officers?

Mississippi with an average pay of $40,460.

Highest Paid Police Officers by State

• NEW JERSEY -$75,400

• CALIFORNIA -$74,660

• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -$64,400

• ILLINOIS -$62,860

• WASHINGTON -$62,670

• NEVADA -$61,760

• ALASKA -$59,580

• COLORADO -$58,550

• NEW YORK -$57,020

Lowest Paid Police Officers by State

• MISSISSIPPI-$30,460

• LOUISIANA -$34,290

• WEST VIRGINIA-$35,060

• ARKANSAS -$36,030

• SOUTH CAROLINA-$37,180

• ALABAMA -$37,620

• TENNESSEE -$37,990

• SOUTH DAKOTA-$38,010

• MAINE -$38,210

• OKLAHOMA-$38,280

Average Police Officer Pay by State

ALABAMA -$37,620
ALASKA-$59,580
ARIZONA-$53,020
ARKANSAS -$36,030
CALIFORNIA-$74,660
COLORADO-$58,550
CONNECTICUT-$56,800
DELAWARE-$55,740
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-$64,400
FLORIDA-$51,320
GEORGIA-$38,340
HAWAII-$49,710
IDAHO -$46,300
ILLINOIS-$62,860
INDIANA-$44,970
IOWA-$45,070
KANSAS-$41,510
KENTUCKY-$38,590
LOUISIANA -$34,290
MAINE -$38,210
MARYLAND -$55,990
MASSACHUSETTS-$54,750
MICHIGAN-$51,260
MINNESOTA-$52,410
MISSISSIPPI-$30,460
MISSOURI-$41,150
MONTANA-$41,310
NEBRASKA-$44,020
NEVADA-$61,760
NEW HAMPSHIRE-$45,590
NEW JERSEY-$75,400
NEW MEXICO-$40,730
NEW YORK-$57,020
NORTH CAROLINA-$40,310
NORTH DAKOTA-$40,780
OHIO -$49,890
OKLAHOMA-$38,280
OREGON-$55,320
PENNSYLVANIA-$54,080
RHODE ISLAND -$51,440
SOUTH CAROLINA-$37,180
SOUTH DAKOTA-$38,010
TENNESSEE -$37,990
TEXAS-$48,010
UTAH-$44,340
VERMONT -$40,860
VIRGINIA-$48,970
WASHINGTON-$62,670
WEST VIRGINIA-$35,060
WISCONSIN-$55,660
WYOMING-$45,200