Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in Delaware

Considering a career as a Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officer in Delaware?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in Delaware are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in Delaware is growing faster than average.

• Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in Delaware earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Police or Sheriff’s Patrol Officer Career?

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Natural Resource Management
• Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Criminal Justice & Corrections
• Criminal Justice & Police Science
• Criminalistics & Criminal Science
• Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing
• Law Enforcement Record-Keeping & Evidence Management
• Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations
• Protective Services Operations
• Maritime Law Enforcement

How Many Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers Work in Delaware?

1,790 people worked as Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,840 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 7,830 Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers than average.

Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.0%.

Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 130 annual job openings, and 1,920 total jobs in 2026 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 49,500 annual jobs and 731,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers ranged from $46,990 to $98,370 with $68,460 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.59 to $47.29. The median hourly rate was $32.91.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $32.3 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.61.

The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Delaware Metros for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	14,000	$71,070
Salisbury, MD-DE	840	$54,530
Dover, DE	380	$68,380

Top States for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers Employment

View the list below to see where most Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	72,680	$104,790
Texas	60,260	$61,590
New York	53,560	$78,750
Florida	37,650	$57,320
Illinois	30,370	$82,670
Pennsylvania	27,850	$67,440
Ohio	24,890	$60,980
Georgia	22,410	$42,070
North Carolina	22,350	$46,160
New Jersey	19,950	$85,330
Virginia	18,080	$53,570
Massachusetts	16,830	$68,030
Michigan	16,270	$57,690
Missouri	13,510	$48,080
Tennessee	13,410	$44,270
Maryland	12,650	$67,030
Indiana	12,340	$54,570
Louisiana	11,810	$40,480
Alabama	11,410	$44,560
Arizona	11,320	$65,220

Below are the states where Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$104,790
New Jersey	$85,330
Alaska	$84,830
Illinois	$82,670
Washington	$78,870
New York	$78,750
Colorado	$74,550
Hawaii	$73,370
Oregon	$71,670
District of Columbia	$71,570

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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.