Police Officer Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 298,000 jobs.
ONS doesn't publish an annual pay figure for this occupation in the current edition, so everything below is hourly pay excluding overtime. We'd rather show the figure ONS does publish than multiply it into a yearly number nobody measured.
Median salary
£23.18
gross, per hour
▲ 4.3% change on the previous year
Mean
£22.65
Jobs measured
298,000
What most police officers actually earn
Half of police officers earn between £17.50 and £25.73. Earning above £25.73 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of police officers earn less than this.
Police Officer salary by region
8 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £51,135.00 | £50,005.00 |
| North West | £48,282.00 | £46,967.00 |
| North East | £48,045.00 | £45,364.00 |
| South West | £47,712.00 | £45,416.00 |
| West Midlands | £47,320.00 | £45,496.00 |
| East Midlands | £47,228.00 | £45,228.00 |
| Wales | £46,768.00 | £44,901.00 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £46,540.00 | £44,323.00 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Police officers (sergeant and below)
- SOC 2020 code
- 3312
- Measure
- Gross hourly pay excluding overtime, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “police officer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Police officers (sergeant and below)”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS withdrew annual pay for this occupation in the 2025 provisional edition, so figures are hourly. The group covers sergeant and below.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Police Officer salary FAQs
What is the average Police Officer salary in UK?
The median is £23.18 an hour and the mean is £22.65, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Police Officer salary?
Half of police officers earn between £17.50 and £25.73. Anything above £25.73 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 298,000 jobs in this occupation.
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