The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that police and sheriff patrol officers had a mean hourly salary of $28.64 in May 2014 (www.bls.gov). This translates to a mean yearly income of $59,560. The top 10% of workers in this occupation made upwards of $44.45 or more an hour. Detectives and criminal investigators had mean hourly salaries of $38.72 and mean annual wages of $80,540. Police and detective first-line supervisors saw $84,260 for mean annual income and $40.51 for mean hourly wages. Salary by Industry. According to May 2014 BLS figures, the top paying industry for police and sheriff's patrol officers was state governments, which paid a mean hourly wage of $31.38 and an annual mean income $65,270.