Sort by any column. Employment is the number of police identification and records officers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
Police Identification and Records Officer Salary by State (2026)
Police Identification and Records Officers earn the most in District of Columbia at $160,760 a year and the least in Arkansas at $54,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $93,790. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $160,760
- National median
- $93,790
- Lowest median
- $54,500
- States reporting
- 52
District of Columbia
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Arkansas
of 54 OEWS areas
Top 5 states for Police Identification and Records Officers
- 1. District of Columbia$160,760 median · $146,277 adjusted · 2,980 employed
- 2. Maryland$126,730 median · $120,742 adjusted · 1,010 employed
- 3. California$124,840 median · $112,753 adjusted · 12,610 employed
- 4. Delaware$122,050 median · $122,285 adjusted · 140 employed
- 5. New Jersey$116,300 median · $106,888 adjusted · 3,080 employed
Lowest-paying states for Police Identification and Records Officers
- 52. Arkansas$54,500 median · $62,689 adjusted · 560 employed
- 51. Mississippi$58,640 median · $67,439 adjusted · 810 employed
- 50. Louisiana$60,450 median · $68,532 adjusted · 1,740 employed
- 49. South Carolina$62,760 median · $66,945 adjusted · 1,470 employed
- 48. North Carolina$63,280 median · $67,086 adjusted · 3,360 employed
Police Identification and Records Officer salary in every state
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $160,760 | $114,230 | $170,810 | 2,980 | $146,277 |
| 2 | Maryland | $126,730 | $93,230 | $166,230 | 1,010 | $120,742 |
| 3 | California | $124,840 | $99,270 | $136,020 | 12,610 | $112,753 |
| 4 | Delaware | $122,050 | $71,670 | $149,990 | 140 | $122,285 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $116,300 | $91,360 | $134,000 | 3,080 | $106,888 |
| 6 | Washington | $115,790 | $96,540 | $126,170 | 1,850 | $108,202 |
| 7 | Alaska | $114,940 | $92,110 | $168,790 | 140 | $112,291 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $113,940 | $106,870 | $140,750 | 440 | $103,628 |
| 9 | Virginia | $112,760 | $79,770 | $160,760 | 3,180 | $111,529 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $110,150 | $92,020 | $146,230 | 1,300 | $104,154 |
| 11 | Oregon | $107,450 | $94,700 | $127,860 | 520 | $103,956 |
| 12 | Vermont | $106,330 | $84,430 | $111,530 | 190 | $108,547 |
| 13 | Colorado | $105,480 | $86,290 | $115,130 | 1,930 | $102,356 |
| 14 | Arizona | $102,340 | $77,730 | $111,360 | 5,250 | $101,652 |
| 15 | New York | $101,240 | $77,470 | $124,860 | 9,600 | $93,809 |
| 16 | Nebraska | $100,530 | $79,510 | $123,930 | 290 | $111,572 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $97,580 | $79,190 | $116,960 | 3,370 | $100,008 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $95,240 | $88,390 | $103,800 | 940 | $91,922 |
| 19 | Nevada | $94,470 | $77,360 | $129,220 | 590 | $94,490 |
| 20 | Montana | $92,410 | $71,160 | $109,300 | 500 | $97,639 |
| 21 | West Virginia | $92,410 | $56,770 | $149,280 | 220 | $103,255 |
| 22 | Illinois | $91,190 | $69,590 | $114,640 | 3,270 | $91,228 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $91,040 | $78,700 | $97,120 | 1,640 | $96,753 |
| 24 | Michigan | $90,650 | $80,140 | $120,560 | 2,220 | $94,214 |
| 25 | Texas | $90,510 | $64,660 | $109,300 | 18,870 | $93,254 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $89,290 | $80,770 | $105,870 | 290 | $85,720 |
| 27 | Rhode Island | $88,450 | $77,760 | $99,100 | 360 | $86,478 |
| 28 | Maine | $88,310 | $75,210 | $109,300 | 550 | $90,994 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $86,840 | $59,160 | $109,300 | 2,020 | $94,174 |
| 30 | North Dakota | $82,290 | $62,200 | $106,330 | 420 | $92,503 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $81,880 | $71,930 | $104,080 | 170 | $88,337 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $80,430 | $60,300 | $102,250 | 1,220 | $91,561 |
| 33 | Minnesota | $80,000 | $69,580 | $100,090 | 1,970 | $81,119 |
| 34 | Iowa | $79,560 | $67,370 | $90,380 | 410 | $90,654 |
| 35 | Ohio | $79,300 | $64,480 | $105,690 | 2,140 | $85,477 |
| 36 | Utah | $78,920 | $61,240 | $115,210 | 550 | $79,827 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $77,730 | $63,110 | $110,880 | 250 | $87,745 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $77,090 | $60,730 | $107,810 | 1,860 | $83,912 |
| 39 | Florida | $77,060 | $60,790 | $120,180 | 6,440 | $74,516 |
| 40 | Kansas | $75,740 | $57,530 | $91,560 | 1,060 | $84,092 |
| 41 | Missouri | $75,650 | $56,870 | $93,910 | 1,600 | $83,299 |
| 42 | Idaho | $72,520 | $60,100 | $100,420 | 630 | $75,942 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $71,670 | $61,330 | $96,120 | 720 | $79,493 |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | $70,760 | $44,800 | $115,210 | 620 | N/A |
| 45 | Indiana | $70,340 | $56,320 | $82,740 | 1,280 | $75,368 |
| 46 | Alabama | $66,290 | $49,860 | $92,610 | 1,340 | $74,632 |
| 47 | Georgia | $65,430 | $55,310 | $79,220 | 5,070 | $67,949 |
| 48 | North Carolina | $63,280 | $57,040 | $80,330 | 3,360 | $67,086 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $62,760 | $55,490 | $77,200 | 1,470 | $66,945 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $60,450 | $46,320 | $78,700 | 1,740 | $68,532 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $58,640 | $49,270 | $78,230 | 810 | $67,439 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $54,500 | $46,300 | $66,820 | 560 | $62,689 |
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Police Identification and Records Officers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $160,760, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $146,277.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Police Identification and Records Officer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Police Identification and Records Officers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Police Identification and Records Officers at $160,760 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($126,730) and California ($124,840).
Which state pays Police Identification and Records Officers the least?
Arkansas reports the lowest median for Police Identification and Records Officers at $54,500 a year, $106,260 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Police Identification and Records Officers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $146,277 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $160,760. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
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