SALARY · POLICE AND SHERIFF'S PATROL OFFICERS · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in District of Columbia

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for police and sheriff's patrol officers in District of Columbia, where the median was $88,650 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$88,650

$43 per hour at the median · That is $12,440 (16.3 percent) above the national median of $76,210 for this occupation.

$92,390Mean annual salary

$44Mean hourly wage

$4,720People employed in this job in District of Columbia

Salary range

25th: $77,210Median: $88,65075th: $107,360

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$77,210
Median (50th percentile)	$88,650
75th percentile	$107,360
Mean	$92,390

The middle half of workers earned from $77,210 to $107,360 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 PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$71,195 a year

$5,933 a month

Federal tax $10,673 · FICA $6,782

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for District of Columbia is not included, because the full 2026 state table for District of Columbia has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home 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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