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Police Officer salary in Texas: $75,900 median.

How pay for police officers in Texas compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Texas · BLS May 2025
$75,900median in Texas

Hourly pay in Texas, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $24.64 · 25th $29.44 · median $36.49 · 75th $45.09 · 90th $47.29.

Quick answer

Police Officers in Texas earned a median of $75,900 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 0% below the national median of $76,210. Texas ranked 23 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 63,100 people employed.

Texas median
$75,900
$36.49/hr
U.S. median
$76,210
-0% in Texas
Rank among states
23 of 51
by median pay
Employed
63,100
location quotient 1.04
Key facts

More on police officer pay in Texas

  • The median hourly wage for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Texas was $36.49 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Texas earned between $61,240 and $93,800 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Texas earned less than $51,240 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $98,350 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Texas was $76,160 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro areas

Where in Texas it pays most

Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$92,910
  2. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$82,290
  3. Laredo, TX$81,690
  4. Midland, TX$80,260
  5. Amarillo, TX$78,900
  6. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$78,450
  7. Lubbock, TX$77,110
  8. College Station-Bryan, TX$76,570
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. Rhode Island$77,230
  2. Ohio$77,020
  3. Texas$75,900
  4. Nebraska$74,620
  5. North Dakota$74,500

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Method

How this page is built

BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.

What this page can't tell you
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Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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