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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment1,200
Mean wage$31.68
Entry wage$25.40
10th percentile wage$24.48
50th percentile wage$30.78
90th percentile wage$42.32
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration1,18098.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration1,18030.82
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$30.78 $28.13  $2.65
2016$29.39+4.7%$26.86 +4.7%$2.53
2015$28.89+1.7%$26.40 +1.7%$2.49
2014$28.31+2.0%$25.88 +2.0%$2.44
2013$27.96+1.3%$25.55 +1.3%$2.41
2012$27.55+1.5%$25.18 +1.5%$2.37
2011$27.17+1.4%$24.83 +1.4%$2.34
2010$26.88+1.1%$24.56 +1.1%$2.31
2009$26.35+2.0%$24.08 +2.0%$2.27
2008$25.63+2.8%$23.43 +2.8%$2.21
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$30.78 $19.89  $10.89
2016$29.39+4.7%$19.25 +3.3%$10.14
2015$28.89+1.7%$18.85 +2.1%$10.04
2014$28.31+2.0%$18.45 +2.2%$9.87
2013$27.96+1.3%$18.08 +2.1%$9.88
2012$27.55+1.5%$17.77 +1.7%$9.78
2011$27.17+1.4%$17.49 +1.6%$9.68
2010$26.88+1.1%$17.19 +1.7%$9.69
2009$26.35+2.0%$16.96 +1.4%$9.39
2008$25.63+2.8%$16.53 +2.6%$9.11
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $36.271,400
North Central $36.031,430
South Central $34.271,680
Northwest $30.781,200
Eastern $30.551,280
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $34.271,680
North Central $36.031,430
Southwest $36.271,400
Eastern $30.551,280
Northwest $30.781,200
Wages in other areas
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