Profession
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.
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South West
Salary data
Official salary rows can differ by local occupation, year and gender.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2023
Police officers (sergeant and below)SOC 2020 3312
GroupAll
Median44,328 GBP
Average43,061 GBP
Middle 50%34,898 GBP - 49,851 GBP
Decile range28,502 GBP - 55,929 GBP
Bottom decile28,502 GBP
Top decile55,929 GBP
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2023
Senior police officersSOC 2020 1162
GroupAll
Median59,060 GBP
Average62,403 GBP
Middle 50%55,587 GBP - N/A
🇬🇧 South West2023
Police officers (sergeant and below)SOC 2020 3312
GroupAll
Median42,617 GBP
Average41,598 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
Sources
- ONS ASHE Tables 14/15 2023 revised2023 - SOC 2020
Suggested education
🇬🇧Countering Terrorism & ExtremismCanterbury Christ Church Universitymapping confidence: 84%🇬🇧Crime and InvestigationUniversity of Huddersfieldmapping confidence: 84%🇬🇧Criminal and Corporate InvestigationNorthampton Collegemapping confidence: 84%🇬🇧Criminal and Corporate InvestigationUniversity of Northamptonmapping confidence: 84%
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