Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Mississippi

In Mississippi, police and sheriff's patrol officers earn a median $46,140 a year, well below the national median of $76,210 (−39%); the state ranks 51st of 51 states by median. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers earn 15% more than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Every neighbouring state pays more: Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas range from $47,670 in Arkansas to $59,280 in Tennessee. Mississippi employs 8,070 police and sheriff's patrol officers, 6.94 per 1,000 jobs, the 27th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.61 means the occupation is more concentrated in Mississippi than nationally.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Mississippi and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MississippiHourly$15.98$17.92$22.18$26.18$29.59$22.608,0706.941.61
Annual$33,230$37,270$46,140$54,450$61,550$47,010
United StatesHourly$22.84$28.50$36.64$46.93$55.35$38.08670,520––
Annual$47,510$59,290$76,210$97,600$115,120$79,200
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $33,230$33,23025th25th: $37,270$37,270MedianMedian: $46,140$46,14075th75th: $54,450$54,45090th90th: $61,550$61,550US median
Mississippi annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
51st of 51 states
Rank by employment
27th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.61
Jobs per 1,000
6.94

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Mississippi's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Mississippi

4 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Mississippi publish a row for police and sheriff's patrol officers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$36.26$75,410$47,060$79,4803,6305.931.38
Jackson, MS$23.64$49,160$34,950$63,7701,6206.001.39
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$23.10$48,050$37,070$58,4901,0006.311.46
Hattiesburg, MS$21.19$44,080$34,680$54,4604407.131.65
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$21.89$45,540$33,230$58,2001,5307.131.65
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$20.98$43,640$30,830$55,9301,1409.222.14
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$20.88$43,420$30,290$59,8008509.172.13
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$18.76$39,020$30,140$53,8106508.121.88

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Mississippi$22.18$46,1408,0701.61
Alabama$24.65$51,27011,7101.29
Arkansas$22.92$47,6705,7101.02
Louisiana$23.26$48,38012,4001.49
Tennessee$28.50$59,28015,6301.11

See the national page for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (every state ranked) and the Mississippi wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Mississippi estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.