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Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in Maryland

Considering a career as a Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officer in Maryland?

-1% Jobs Projection
$67,030 Median Salary
840 Job Openings

While jobs for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in Maryland are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in Maryland is expected to decrease.

  • Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in Maryland earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers Work in Maryland?

12,650 people worked as Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in 2018 in this state.

The typical state has 7,830 Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers working in it, which means Maryland has more Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers than average.

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Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.0%.

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Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 840 annual Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers job openings in Maryland, and 13,400 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 49,500 annual jobs and 731,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers Make in Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers ranged from $45,520 to $95,170 with $67,030 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.89 to $45.75. The median hourly rate was $32.22.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $31.33 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.89.

The median salary in Maryland is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maryland Metros for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 15,950 $71,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14,000 $71,070
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 6,570 $67,210
Salisbury, MD-DE 840 $54,530
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 360 $51,990
Cumberland, MD-WV 200 $46,810
California-Lexington Park, MD 80 $56,100

Top States for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers Employment

View the list below to see where most Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 72,680 $104,790
Texas 60,260 $61,590
New York 53,560 $78,750
Florida 37,650 $57,320
Illinois 30,370 $82,670
Pennsylvania 27,850 $67,440
Ohio 24,890 $60,980
Georgia 22,410 $42,070
North Carolina 22,350 $46,160
New Jersey 19,950 $85,330
Virginia 18,080 $53,570
Massachusetts 16,830 $68,030
Michigan 16,270 $57,690
Missouri 13,510 $48,080
Tennessee 13,410 $44,270
Maryland 12,650 $67,030
Indiana 12,340 $54,570
Louisiana 11,810 $40,480
Alabama 11,410 $44,560
Arizona 11,320 $65,220

Below are the states where Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $104,790
New Jersey $85,330
Alaska $84,830
Illinois $82,670
Washington $78,870
New York $78,750
Colorado $74,550
Hawaii $73,370
Oregon $71,670
District of Columbia $71,570

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