Police Officer Salary Australia

Police Officer Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for psychologists is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) for detectives is 441311 and for police officers is 441312.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are police officer, police sergeant, senior constable, detective and police cadet.

Defence force members, firefighters and police in 2010 earned an average of $1448 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1514 including overtime and worked an average of 39.3 hours a week.*

Police Officer Salary / Wages in 2011 – 2012

Job Title Salary / Wage $ Location
Senior Constable 84,000 Sydney
Probationary Constable 59,000 Sydney
Police Constable 63,000 Melbourne
Police Constable First Class 78,000 Victoria
Police Sergeant 75,000 – 84,000 Brisbane
Client Service Officer 46,000 – 51,000 Brisbane
Policelink Team Leader 63,000 – 68,000 Queensland
Police Probationer 58,000 Perth
Senior Police Constable (9+ yrs) 73,000 Perth


*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics