SALARY · POLICE AND SHERIFF'S PATROL OFFICERS · COLORADO

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Colorado

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Colorado, police and sheriff's patrol officers sat at a median of $97,350 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$97,350

$47 per hour at the median · That is $21,140 (27.7 percent) above the national median of $76,210 for this occupation.

$90,550Mean annual salary
$44Mean hourly wage
$9,610People employed in this job in Colorado

Salary range

25th: $76,640Median: $97,35075th: $102,620
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$76,640
Median (50th percentile)$97,350
75th percentile$102,620
Mean$90,550

The middle half of workers earned from $76,640 to $102,620 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$73,741 a year
$6,145 a month
Federal tax $12,587 · FICA $7,447 · State tax $3,575

Caveat: the Colorado worksheet was retrieved via a reproduction, not a direct tax.colorado.gov page, and TABOR refunds are excluded.

The Denver occupational privilege tax is a flat dollar charge and is not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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