Transit Police Officer | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Transit Police Officer via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering criminal justice courses to train individuals to become top-notch criminal justice administrators, public prosecutors, public defenders, judges, probation officers, juvenile prosecutors, juvenile defenders, criminal justice professionals, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 3,930 people employed as transit and railroad police alone in America, and their average annual salary is $52,350. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Transit Police Officer Salary Information

Category: Transit and railroad police

Total # Employed in the US 3,930
Average Hourly Wage: $25.17/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$16.51 $19.52 $24.49 $30.67 $36.15
Average Yearly Salary $52,350
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$34,330 $40,600 $50,940 $63,800 $75,180
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.9% 16.0% 33.8% 17.3% 27.1% 4.3% 0.6%
Transit and railroad police — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Utah $30.07/hr $62,550
Kentucky $28.74/hr $59,780
Kansas $27.01/hr $56,170
Massachusetts $24.97/hr $51,950
Wyoming $24.17/hr $50,280
Missouri $24.03/hr $49,980
Colorado $23.29/hr $48,430
New Hampshire $22.98/hr $47,810
Hawaii $21.68/hr $45,090
Wisconsin $21.53/hr $44,780
Mississippi $19.79/hr $41,170


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