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Estimated employment390
Mean wage$35.55
Entry wage$29.24
10th percentile wage$26.34
50th percentile wage$35.96
90th percentile wage$43.69
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Public Administration34087.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration34036.40
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, State, or Federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; 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$35.96 $32.89  $3.07
2019$34.09+5.5%$31.18 +5.5%$2.91
2018$32.81+3.9%$30.01 +3.9%$2.80
2017$31.76+3.3%$29.05 +3.3%$2.71
2016$30.69+3.5%$28.07 +3.5%$2.62
2015$30.16+1.7%$27.59 +1.7%$2.58
2014$29.56+2.0%$27.04 +2.0%$2.52
2013$29.19+1.3%$26.70 +1.3%$2.49
2012$28.76+1.5%$26.31 +1.5%$2.46
2011$28.36+1.4%$25.94 +1.4%$2.42
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$35.96 $20.62  $15.34
2019$34.09+5.5%$19.78 +4.2%$14.30
2018$32.81+3.9%$19.18 +3.1%$13.63
2017$31.76+3.3%$18.67 +2.8%$13.10
2016$30.69+3.5%$18.24 +2.3%$12.45
2015$30.16+1.7%$17.86 +2.1%$12.30
2014$29.56+2.0%$17.48 +2.2%$12.09
2013$29.19+1.3%$17.12 +2.1%$12.06
2012$28.76+1.5%$16.83 +1.7%$11.93
2011$28.36+1.4%$16.57 +1.6%$11.80
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $37.111,820
Bridgeport-Stamford $36.881,650
New Haven $36.741,290
Waterbury $35.96390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $37.111,820
Bridgeport-Stamford $36.881,650
New Haven $36.741,290
Norwich-New London $35.64550
Wages in other areas
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