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What patrol officers make
Median for the group
$76,210
Bottom tenth
$47,510
Top tenth
$115,120
The federal wage survey groups state troopers with all Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, where 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).