Police Officer Salary 2017

The average (mean) Police Officer (sergeant and below) full time annual salary in the UK is £40,111 and the median £39,802 for part time employees this drops to a mean of £23,359.

For men the mean full time salary of £41,196 is 11% higher than the full time mean for women £36,953.

This is calculated on the basis of different levels of Police Officer jobs in the UK and is based on the provisional ONS dataset (Occupation (4 digit SOC) – ASHE: Table 14) which was released on 26 October 2016.

Usually, the starting salary is around £20,000-£27,000 for an entry level, graduate or junior police officer .However, this salary scale can be around £38,000 – £43,000 for a senior police officer . For more accurate information on police officer salaries, please simple make a job search; as the job posts in the UK usually state the salaries.

Besides, the salaries can be considerably higher and vary a lot in cities like London, Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh. It is also a fact that your salary will depend whether you are an undercover, military or community police officer .