With National Police Week starting on May 11 and the median annual salary for a police officer reaching over $77,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst States to Be a Police Officer, with Maryland coming in ranked as the 5th best state to be a police officer.
In order to determine the best states to pursue a career in law enforcement, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 30 key indicators of police-friendliness. The data set ranges from the median income for law-enforcement officers to police deaths per 1,000 officers to state and local police-protection expenses per capita.
Life & Work for Cops in Maryland (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 5th
- 18th – Median Income for Law-Enforcement Officers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 27th – Median Income Growth for Law-Enforcement Officers
- 5th – State & Local Police-Protection Expenses per Capita
- 20th – Police Deaths per 1,000 Officers
- 9th – Motor Vehicle Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Driven
Note: “Law-enforcement officers” includes police and sheriff’s patrol officers, detectives and criminal investigators. For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-be-a-cop/34669