As of May 2020, the average police patrol officer working in California earned 107,440 U.S. dollars per year. In New Jersey, police patrol officers earned about 90,700 U.S. dollars on average in that same year.
Average annual earnings of police and sheriff's patrol officers in the United States in 2020, by state
(in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2021). Average annual earnings of police and sheriff's patrol officers in the United States in 2020, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/750986/average-wage-of-police-patrol-officers-in-the-us-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual earnings of police and sheriff's patrol officers in the United States in 2020, by state (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750986/average-wage-of-police-patrol-officers-in-the-us-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Average annual earnings of police and sheriff's patrol officers in the United States in 2020, by state (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750986/average-wage-of-police-patrol-officers-in-the-us-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Earnings of Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in The United States in 2020, by State (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750986/average-wage-of-police-patrol-officers-in-the-us-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average annual earnings of police and sheriff's patrol officers in the United States in 2020, by state (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750986/average-wage-of-police-patrol-officers-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Average annual earnings of police and sheriff's patrol officers in the United States in 2020, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/750986/average-wage-of-police-patrol-officers-in-the-us-by-state/