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

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $76,350.
  • 10% of workers earn $51,590 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $99,450 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $76,290.
  • 10% of workers earn $47,640 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $115,280 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$47,640$58,980$76,290$97,190$115,280
Texas$51,590$61,080$76,350$93,070$99,450
Abilene, TX$48,610$53,520$76,970$95,110$95,110
Amarillo, TX$56,770$66,680$79,830$79,830$92,480
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$62,740$75,800$83,820$96,680$103,910
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$55,280$62,870$77,590$91,000$94,320
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,380$45,020$50,190$62,380$79,440
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$43,340$46,830$57,490$76,140$77,420
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$42,150$48,760$59,910$76,440$87,160
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,040$63,090$76,740$90,990$97,800
Corpus Christi, TX$52,080$60,860$72,420$85,690$89,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,090$77,120$91,470$99,580$104,610
Eagle Pass, TX$28,870$41,270$52,430$69,370$85,690
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$44,290$48,700$57,580$70,240$83,570
El Paso, TX$46,970$60,430$77,300$96,700$96,700
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,220$51,440$61,700$69,870$84,270
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$58,580$61,850$75,450$86,130$94,910
Killeen-Temple, TX$52,430$62,950$77,620$89,450$91,630
Laredo, TX$50,460$61,600$80,790$91,100$91,100
Longview, TX$45,580$53,520$64,340$75,460$93,040
Lubbock, TX$48,000$56,380$76,260$98,480$98,480
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$44,230$53,220$57,550$72,080$81,880
Midland, TX$59,270$75,250$80,850$98,010$98,490
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$44,570$50,870$60,050$75,690$85,500
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$45,790$51,700$60,080$71,980$89,220
San Angelo, TX$53,900$59,950$65,510$75,010$88,240
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$55,390$58,540$71,490$74,220$90,050
Sherman-Denison, TX$51,850$59,330$75,570$85,500$94,740
Texarkana, TX-AR$41,870$50,430$57,510$63,690$72,860
Tyler, TX$52,710$60,220$76,680$85,500$98,070
Victoria, TX$50,330$56,480$58,060$62,070$76,440
Waco, TX$49,320$56,410$76,740$85,690$95,990
Wichita Falls, TX$49,000$59,860$70,030$86,890$86,890

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $36.71 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $24.80 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $47.81 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $36.68 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $22.90 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $55.42 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$22.90$28.36$36.68$46.73$55.42
Texas$24.80$29.37$36.71$44.75$47.81
Abilene, TX$23.37$25.73$37.01$45.72$45.72
Amarillo, TX$27.29$32.06$38.38$38.38$44.46
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$30.16$36.44$40.30$46.48$49.96
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$26.58$30.23$37.30$43.75$45.35
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19.42$21.64$24.13$29.99$38.19
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$20.84$22.52$27.64$36.61$37.22
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20.27$23.44$28.80$36.75$41.90
College Station-Bryan, TX$27.91$30.33$36.90$43.74$47.02
Corpus Christi, TX$25.04$29.26$34.82$41.20$43.12
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$30.33$37.08$43.97$47.87$50.29
Eagle Pass, TX$13.88$19.84$25.21$33.35$41.20
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21.29$23.41$27.69$33.77$40.18
El Paso, TX$22.58$29.05$37.16$46.49$46.49
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.70$24.73$29.66$33.59$40.51
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$28.16$29.74$36.28$41.41$45.63
Killeen-Temple, TX$25.21$30.26$37.32$43.01$44.05
Laredo, TX$24.26$29.62$38.84$43.80$43.80
Longview, TX$21.91$25.73$30.93$36.28$44.73
Lubbock, TX$23.08$27.11$36.66$47.35$47.35
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$21.26$25.59$27.67$34.66$39.37
Midland, TX$28.49$36.18$38.87$47.12$47.35
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21.43$24.46$28.87$36.39$41.11
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.02$24.86$28.88$34.61$42.89
San Angelo, TX$25.91$28.82$31.49$36.06$42.42
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$26.63$28.14$34.37$35.68$43.29
Sherman-Denison, TX$24.93$28.52$36.33$41.11$45.55
Texarkana, TX-AR$20.13$24.25$27.65$30.62$35.03
Tyler, TX$25.34$28.95$36.87$41.11$47.15
Victoria, TX$24.20$27.16$27.92$29.84$36.75
Waco, TX$23.71$27.12$36.90$41.20$46.15
Wichita Falls, TX$23.56$28.78$33.67$41.78$41.78