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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
All Industry
Estimated employment1,190
Mean wage$34.85
Entry wage$27.53
10th percentile wage$26.05
50th percentile wage$34.71
90th percentile wage$47.70
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Public Administration1,16097.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration1,160$34.79
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$34.71 $30.29 $4.42
2018$34.23+1.4%$29.87+1.4%$4.36
2017$32.95+3.9%$28.76+3.9%$4.20
2016$31.90+3.3%$27.84+3.3%$4.06
2015$30.82+3.5%$26.90+3.5%$3.92
2014$30.29+1.7%$26.44+1.7%$3.86
2013$29.69+2.0%$25.91+2.0%$3.78
2012$29.31+1.3%$25.58+1.3%$3.73
2011$28.89+1.5%$25.21+1.5%$3.68
2010$28.49+1.4%$24.86+1.4%$3.63
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$34.71 $21.14 $13.57
2018$34.23+1.4%$20.95+.9%$13.28
2017$32.95+3.9%$20.32+3.1%$12.64
2016$31.90+3.3%$19.77+2.8%$12.13
2015$30.82+3.5%$19.32+2.3%$11.50
2014$30.29+1.7%$18.92+2.1%$11.38
2013$29.69+2.0%$18.51+2.2%$11.18
2012$29.31+1.3%$18.14+2.1%$11.18
2011$28.89+1.5%$17.83+1.7%$11.06
2010$28.49+1.4%$17.55+1.6%$10.94
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $36.781,250
Southwest $36.221,360
South Central $36.151,440
Northwest $34.711,190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $36.151,440
Southwest $36.221,360
North Central $36.781,250
Eastern $33.111,220
Wages in other areas
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