Texas Wages 33-3051.00 - Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $75,900.
  • 10% of workers earn $51,240 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $98,350 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $76,210.
  • 10% of workers earn $47,510 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $115,120 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

Full Details Save Table: XLSX CSV

LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$47,510$59,290$76,210$97,600$115,120
Texas$51,240$61,240$75,900$93,800$98,350
Abilene, TX$48,540$59,280$76,070$93,990$93,990
Amarillo, TX$57,730$63,250$78,900$80,260$91,400
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$51,990$66,800$82,290$97,760$103,180
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$56,550$59,990$78,450$86,130$95,370
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$42,200$46,850$55,430$64,590$85,980
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,840$46,280$56,820$75,250$84,740
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$43,680$47,950$58,490$74,190$89,970
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,110$63,550$76,570$91,880$96,650
Corpus Christi, TX$44,460$59,340$73,400$89,330$90,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$62,700$76,250$92,910$97,620$104,100
Eagle Pass, TX$44,300$46,720$61,050$70,140$89,780
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$46,980$50,120$57,680$67,330$85,980
El Paso, TX$47,160$59,360$76,400$95,570$95,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$46,330$53,770$61,050$73,130$89,780
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$59,110$61,240$74,570$82,480$93,800
Killeen-Temple, TX$50,340$62,210$70,240$76,710$89,480
Laredo, TX$43,850$63,820$81,690$92,120$92,120
Longview, TX$51,470$60,340$70,800$80,260$91,950
Lubbock, TX$48,530$59,720$77,110$99,570$99,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$45,670$49,280$58,360$72,350$85,980
Midland, TX$63,890$73,120$80,260$96,870$106,010
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,120$54,170$61,150$75,600$89,970
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$46,450$49,310$59,890$70,090$89,780
San Angelo, TX$50,750$57,960$61,610$75,850$89,220
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$57,410$60,400$73,860$75,040$94,720
Sherman-Denison, TX$52,620$60,040$74,680$93,630$95,960
Texarkana, TX-AR$40,330$49,840$57,180$62,950$72,010
Tyler, TX$44,480$58,870$72,400$80,260$97,800
Victoria, TX$34,430$49,740$55,820$56,250$72,970
Waco, TX$56,150$58,380$75,850$93,930$94,870
Wichita Falls, TX$54,950$62,140$73,110$91,380$91,380

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $36.49 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $24.64 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $47.29 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $36.64 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $22.84 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $55.35 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

Full Details Save Table: XLSX CSV

LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$22.84$28.50$36.64$46.93$55.35
Texas$24.64$29.44$36.49$45.09$47.29
Abilene, TX$23.34$28.50$36.57$45.19$45.19
Amarillo, TX$27.76$30.41$37.93$38.59$43.94
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$25.00$32.12$39.56$47.00$49.61
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$27.19$28.84$37.72$41.41$45.85
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20.29$22.52$26.65$31.05$41.34
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$18.19$22.25$27.32$36.18$40.74
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21.00$23.06$28.12$35.67$43.26
College Station-Bryan, TX$27.94$30.55$36.81$44.17$46.47
Corpus Christi, TX$21.38$28.53$35.29$42.95$43.60
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$30.15$36.66$44.67$46.93$50.05
Eagle Pass, TX$21.30$22.46$29.35$33.72$43.16
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.59$24.10$27.73$32.37$41.34
El Paso, TX$22.68$28.54$36.73$45.95$45.95
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.28$25.85$29.35$35.16$43.16
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$28.42$29.44$35.85$39.65$45.09
Killeen-Temple, TX$24.20$29.91$33.77$36.88$43.02
Laredo, TX$21.08$30.69$39.27$44.29$44.29
Longview, TX$24.74$29.01$34.04$38.59$44.21
Lubbock, TX$23.33$28.71$37.07$47.87$47.87
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$21.96$23.69$28.06$34.78$41.34
Midland, TX$30.72$35.15$38.59$46.57$50.97
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.65$26.04$29.40$36.35$43.26
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.33$23.71$28.79$33.70$43.16
San Angelo, TX$24.40$27.87$29.62$36.46$42.89
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$27.60$29.04$35.51$36.08$45.54
Sherman-Denison, TX$25.30$28.86$35.91$45.02$46.13
Texarkana, TX-AR$19.39$23.96$27.49$30.26$34.62
Tyler, TX$21.38$28.30$34.81$38.59$47.02
Victoria, TX$16.55$23.91$26.84$27.04$35.08
Waco, TX$27.00$28.07$36.46$45.16$45.61
Wichita Falls, TX$26.42$29.88$35.15$43.93$43.93