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Platoon sergeant salary

Average platoon sergeant salary

$95,863

$46.09 hourly rate

Entry-level platoon sergeant salary
$68,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average platoon sergeant salary by state

Highest paying states for platoon sergeants

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Maine$113,501$54.57
2California$125,620$60.39
3Nevada$115,035$55.31
4Idaho$129,471$62.25
5Ohio$105,799$50.86
6Colorado$127,978$61.53
7New York$115,351$55.46
8West Virginia$105,974$50.95
9Rhode Island$96,997$46.63
10New Mexico$100,805$48.46
11Arizona$95,108$45.73
12Oregon$102,973$49.51
13Kentucky$100,525$48.33
14Illinois$101,376$48.74
15Texas$92,775$44.60
16New Jersey$102,014$49.05
17Washington$99,452$47.81
18Iowa$93,804$45.10
19Pennsylvania$93,867$45.13
20District of Columbia$97,209$46.74
21Virginia$91,558$44.02
22Delaware$97,638$46.94
23Kansas$92,717$44.58
24Utah$92,924$44.67
25New Hampshire$94,155$45.27
26North Carolina$86,736$41.70
27Minnesota$89,819$43.18
28Tennessee$86,647$41.66
29Georgia$83,515$40.15
30Oklahoma$87,912$42.27
31Wyoming$88,736$42.66
32Mississippi$78,533$37.76
33Nebraska$81,168$39.02
34North Dakota$85,741$41.22
35Missouri$80,855$38.87
36Alabama$81,633$39.25
37Arkansas$67,394$32.40
38Wisconsin$69,860$33.59
39Alaska$78,715$37.84
40Indiana$68,331$32.85
41Montana$69,097$33.22
42Michigan$72,715$34.96
43Maryland$69,094$33.22
44South Carolina$60,932$29.29
45Massachusetts$68,020$32.70
46Florida$73,218$35.20
47Connecticut$69,293$33.31
48South Dakota$64,867$31.19
49Hawaii$66,817$32.12
50Vermont$64,899$31.20
51Louisiana$61,456$29.55

Platoon sergeant salary details

A platoon sergeant's salary ranges from $68,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $134,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average platoon sergeant salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a platoon sergeant's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$134,000$11,167$64
75th Percentile$114,000$9,500$55
Average$95,863$7,989$46
25th Percentile$80,000$6,667$38
10th Percentile$68,000$5,667$33

Highest paying platoon sergeant jobs

The highest paying types of platoon sergeants are deputy chief of staff, command master chief, and command sergeant major.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Chief Of Police$77,582$6,465$37.3069,344
Lieutenant$47,781$3,982$22.9779,272
Section Leader$93,587$7,799$44.9933,602
Sergeant$48,557$4,046$23.3479,335
Staff Sergeant$41,479$3,457$19.9468,521
Police Sergeant$65,562$5,464$31.5281,493

Top companies hiring platoon sergeants now:

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Wage gap by gender, race and education

$104,000$102,600$101,200$99,800$98,400$97,000
MaleFemale

Platoon sergeant salary trends

The average platoon sergeant salary has risen by $15,549 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average platoon sergeant earned $80,314 annually, but today, they earn $95,863 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for platoon sergeants over the last decade.

Compare platoon sergeant salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average platoon sergeant salary over time

Compare platoon sergeant salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Platoon sergeant salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$95,900$46.09+2.0%
2024$93,900$45.16+2.3%
2023$91,800$44.13+1.3%
2022$90,600$43.58+3.5%
2021$87,500$42.06+3.2%

Recently added platoon sergeant salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
State of VirginiaPlatoon SergeantVirginia Beach, VA05/10/2024$44,000
State of VirginiaPlatoon SergeantVirginia Beach, VA05/10/2024$44,000

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