Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Job Description: 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.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers spend a lot of their time . They are naturally good at . Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers are typically characterized as being . They are usually very knowledgable about and are skilled at .

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New Jersey
$81,790  
 
California
$77,480  
 
Illinois
$70,660  
 
Washington
$66,410  
 
Alaska
$65,460  
 
District of Columbia
$65,380  
 
Nevada
$65,120  
 
Colorado
$62,540  
 
Connecticut
$61,400  
 
Arizona
$60,300  
 
New York
$60,290  
 
Oregon
$58,870  
 
Delaware
$58,180  
 
Minnesota
$56,340  
 
Ohio
$55,970  
 
Pennsylvania
$55,620  
 
Massachusetts
$55,590  
 
Maryland
$55,440  
 
Hawaii
$54,320  
 
Florida
$53,660  
 
Wisconsin
$53,390  
 
Rhode Island
$52,830  
 
Michigan
$52,000  
 
Texas
$50,480  
 
Wyoming
$49,770  
 
Virginia
$47,780  
 
Iowa
$47,740  
 
New Hampshire
$47,500  
 
Nebraska
$45,620  
 
Utah
$45,100  
 
Indiana
$44,450  
 
Montana
$44,320  
 
North Dakota
$43,530  
 
Idaho
$43,410  
 
Vermont
$42,050  
 
New Mexico
$42,000  
 
Kansas
$40,780  
 
Missouri
$40,600  
 
Maine
$40,580  
 
Tennessee
$40,360  
 
Kentucky
$39,280  
 
North Carolina
$38,430  
 
South Dakota
$38,410  
 
Alabama
$37,350  
 
Georgia
$37,290  
 
South Carolina
$36,820  
 
Louisiana
$36,720  
 
Arkansas
$35,680  
 
West Virginia
$35,270  
 
Oklahoma
$35,040  
 
Mississippi
$30,800  
 
Puerto Rico
$27,400  
 

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