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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Boston, MA

Estimates come from the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Boston, MA is $78,180, 3% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Boston sits within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers pay runs from $61,750 to $107,240 a year, with about 11K people employed.

Median annual

$78,180

Median hourly

$38

Average annual

$83,500

Employed in metro

11K

Pay distribution

10th$61,750
25th$72,270
Median$78,180
75th$98,820
90th$107,240

Salary calculator

Hourly
$37.59
Daily
$301
Weekly
$1,503
Bi-weekly
$3,007
Monthly
$6,515
Annual
$78,180

$78,180 a year is around the 50th percentile for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officerss in Boston, MA. The median is $78,180.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in other metro areas

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  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$132,000
  • Carson City, NV$131,210
  • Vallejo, CA$129,900
  • Napa, CA$127,310
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$125,910
  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$122,970
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$121,980