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What a sheriff's office pays
Median
$76,210
Bottom tenth
$47,510
Top tenth
$115,120
The national median is $76,210 a year. The bottom tenth earn $47,510 or less and the top tenth $115,120 or more (2025 federal wage survey). The federal wage survey lumps city police officers and sheriff's deputies into one occupation, so these figures cover both. The elected sheriff's own salary is set separately by county or state law and is not in this survey.