- The median salary for patrol officers in Oregon is $57,390 as of May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle 50 percent of annual salaries fall between $48,450 and $66,430 in the state, and the average hourly wage for Oregon police patrol officers is $27.40. Police detectives in Oregon receive a median annual salary of $68,430, with half earning between $55,000 and $81,130. The average hourly wage for detectives and investigators in Oregon is $32.88.
- Salaries for patrol officers in Oregon's larger cities are lower than the statewide average. Patrol officers who work in Portland report the highest median annual salary, $52,443, as of January 2011, according to Salary.com, while those in Medford receive the lowest median salary of the state's large cities, earning median salaries of $48,330. Police and sheriff's patrol officers in Eugene earn median salaries of $50,568 and those in Salem receive $48,844 each year on average.
- In Oregon, uniformed patrol officers earn higher salaries than many in their profession nationwide. Half of all police and sheriff's patrol officers in the United States receive salaries between $35,377 and $61,714 as of January 2011, according to PayScale. The figure in the middle of that range, $48,245.50, is 80 percent of the median salary reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Oregon's patrol officers.
- Similarly, detectives who work for Oregon's police departments earn higher wages than many of their counterparts in other regions, though the wage difference isn't as marked as with patrol officers. Across the country, the middle 50 percent of police detective salaries range from $44,925 and $78,997 annually, as of January 2011, according to PayScale. The midpoint in that range, $61,951, is 90 percent of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' figure for Oregon's detective salaries.
Average Oregon Salary
Patrol Officer Salaries by City
Comparison to Patrol Officer National Average Salaries
Comparison to Detective National Average Salaries
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