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What police officers make
Median
$76,210
Small town, new
$47,510
Big city, senior
$115,120
The national median is $76,210 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $47,510. The federal survey counts city police and sheriff's deputies together, which matches how the job really works. No career on this site varies more by which city you live in: the same badge is worth twice as much in one place as another.