The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,530 | 2.88% | 17.93% |
| 2021 | $51,990 | 1.62% | - |
| 2020 | $51,150 | 2.42% | - |
| 2019 | $49,910 | -3.29% | - |
| 2018 | $51,550 | 4.33% | - |
| 2017 | $49,320 | 4.68% | - |
| 2016 | $47,010 | 3.74% | - |
| 2015 | $45,250 | 3.56% | - |
| 2014 | $43,640 | -0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $43,800 | -0.30% | - |
| 2012 | $43,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,530, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Greenville (median annual salary of $55,970). Compared with Greenville, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Raleigh-Cary is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.