Compared with the local labor market
Police Officer pay vs. Arkansas
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 5,710 people — is $47,670. Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division pays a median base salary of $57,552 for this role, 21% above that figure — about the 76th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division sits in the local pay range
$35,210
$40,100
$47,670
$56,720
$70,190
Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division median · $57,552
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division’s median base salary is 24% below that national figure, about the 23rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$47,510
$59,290
$76,210
$97,600
$115,120
Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division median · $57,552
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division is $57,552, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Arkansas
Police Officer is held in 4 Arkansas departments. In Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division, the median of $57,552 ranks #2 of 4.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Police Officer role in other Arkansasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Police Officer beyond Arkansas
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $46,223 ranks #29 of 31. See Police Officer across all of Arkansas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.