Top 5 Paid Police Officers In The World

Police Officers in the world have very important job to protect life and property of citizens. As at February 2020, the following five countries pay their Police Officers the highest salaries in the world according to salaryexpert.com

1. CANADA:

Canada has the highest salary for police officers in the world. On average, police officers take over $100,000 per year. Their salary is high due to services like "Paid duty" where they are paid higher rate if they stand guard for construction site or private function.

Even when they wait for a court proceeding to give testimony, they are paid overtime.

New recruits are paid $50,000 per year.

2. SWITZERLAND:

Police officers in Zurich, Switzerland are paid $73,472 per year.

3. UNITED STATES:

The average salary of a police officer in the US is $60,000 but this amount depends on the state where the officer works and their level of experience.

New York, California and New Jersey has some of the highest salaries for police officers.

4. UNITED KINGDOM:

The starting salary for police constables in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is between £19,400 to £23,000 per year.

But the national average salary for the whole of UK is £31,000 ($38,000) per year and they don't work more than 40 hours per week.

5. AUSTRALIA:

Police officers are paid $42,000 per year on average in Australia.

They work 40 hours per weekand if they work overtime, the money increases very well.

How much is the salary of Police Officers in your country?

Source: bbc.com/pidgin