What are the main factors that influence a Narcotics Officer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Narcotics Officer's salary?

A Narcotics Officer's salary grows with experience: starting around $69,477 for beginners, reaching about $74,780 at mid-level, and approach $83,608 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Narcotics Officer?

Narcotics Officer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Narcotics Officer roles are District of Columbia $79,616, California $79,314, Massachusetts $78,257. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Narcotics Officer roles make?

Salaries for Narcotics Officer level roles vary by specialization: Chief Operating Officer: $466,652; First Officer: $142,400; BSA Officer: $89,983; Parole Officer: $68,249; Police Officer: $64,100.

How do different companies affect a Narcotics Officer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Narcotics Officer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Narcotics Officer Salary in the United States

How much does a Narcotics Officer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Narcotics Officer in the United States is $71,907 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Narcotics Officer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,153
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,299 to $82,505
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,373

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Narcotics Officer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,505	$6,875	$1,587	$40
Average	$71,907	$5,992	$1,383	$35
25th Percentile	$64,299	$5,358	$1,237	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Narcotics Officer Salaries

A Narcotics Officer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Narcotics Officer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Narcotics Officer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $69,477
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,005
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,780
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $83,056
Expert (over 8 years): $83,608

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Narcotics Officer	$69,477
Intermediate Level Narcotics Officer	$70,005
Senior Level Narcotics Officer	$74,780
Specialist Level Narcotics Officer	$83,056
Expert Level Narcotics Officer	$83,608

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How Do Narcotics Officer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Narcotics Officers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,616.
California: $79,314.
Massachusetts: $78,257.

District of Columbia $79,616 California $79,314 Massachusetts $78,257 Washington $77,969 New Jersey $77,940 Alaska $77,840 Connecticut $76,847 New York $76,445

Hawaii $75,158 Rhode Island $74,554 Maryland $74,144 Minnesota $73,583 Colorado $73,367 Illinois $73,295 Oregon $73,022 Delaware $72,821

New Hampshire $72,694 Virginia $72,411 Pennsylvania $71,584 Nevada $71,167 North Dakota $71,030 Michigan $70,814 Wisconsin $70,735 Vermont $70,577

Texas $70,138 Maine $70,110 Arizona $70,067 Ohio $70,016 Georgia $69,355 Indiana $69,024 Wyoming $68,959 Utah $68,859

Iowa $68,815 Kansas $68,470 Louisiana $68,370 North Carolina $68,334 Missouri $68,319 Florida $68,039 Montana $67,888 Nebraska $67,744

Kentucky $67,665 South Carolina $67,377 Tennessee $67,197 Idaho $67,126 New Mexico $66,601 Oklahoma $66,486 Alabama $66,061 South Dakota $65,349

Arkansas $64,961 West Virginia $64,753 Mississippi $64,127

Top Paying Cities for Narcotics Officers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $90,697
San Francisco: $89,704
Oakland: $87,813

San Jose, CA $90,697

San Francisco, CA $89,704

Oakland, CA $87,813

New York, NY $82,793

Paramus, NJ $81,787

Queens Village, NY $81,783

Passaic, NJ $81,715

Bergenfield, NJ $81,708

Stamford, CT $81,550

Huntington, NY $81,521

Newark, NJ $80,989

Bridgeport, CT $80,838

Vallejo, CA $80,694

New Brunswick, NJ $80,666

Petaluma, CA $80,623

Middlesex, NJ $80,486

Somerset, NJ $80,436

Santa Cruz, CA $80,342

Boston, MA $79,904

Monterey, CA $79,651

Seattle, WA $79,486

Santa Rosa, CA $79,472

Los Angeles, CA $79,450

Juneau, AK $79,264

Washington, DC $79,184

Orange, CA $78,928

Santa Ana, CA $78,739

Long Beach, CA $78,667

Anaheim, CA $78,652

Anchorage, AK $78,616

Santa Maria, CA $78,401

Everett, WA $78,386

Danbury, CT $78,133

Bremerton, WA $78,034

Tacoma, WA $77,775

New Suffolk, NY $77,774

Sacramento, CA $77,753

Santa Barbara, CA $77,674

Trenton, NJ $77,595

San Diego, CA $77,595

Brockton, MA $77,516

Fairbanks, AK $77,340

Lompoc, CA $77,157

Lowell, MA $77,098

Ventura, CA $77,085

Nashua, NH $77,070

Stockton, CA $77,063

Modesto, CA $76,538

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,380

Olympia, WA $76,243

Kennewick, WA $76,243

New Haven, CT $76,215

Lawrence, MA $75,956

Hartford, CT $75,884

Riverside, CA $75,869

New Bedford, MA $75,798

Richland, WA $75,798

Bakersfield, CA $75,697

San Bernardino, CA $75,668

New Britain, CT $75,661

Atlantic City, NJ $75,661

New London, CT $75,632

Norwich, CT $75,611

Portsmouth, NH $75,596

Boulder, CO $75,444

Portland, OR $75,345

Worcester, MA $75,337

Minneapolis, MN $75,114

Philadelphia, PA $75,014

Honolulu, HI $74,777

Saint Paul, MN $74,742

Vineland, NJ $74,726

Providence, RI $74,518

Chicago, IL $74,309

Bellingham, WA $74,223

Springfield, MA $74,165

Baltimore, MD $74,144

Chico, CA $73,964

Pittsfield, MA $73,770

Manchester, NH $73,633

Spokane, WA $73,317

Denver, CO $73,310

Albany, NY $72,972

Troy, NY $72,943

Nassau, NY $72,866

Schenectady, NY $72,792

Wilmington, DE $72,734

Burlington, VT $72,634

Salem, OR $72,605

Portland, ME $72,382

Yakima, WA $72,310

Rochester, MN $72,087

Reno, NV $72,051

Fresno, CA $72,051

Milwaukee, WI $71,986

Detroit, MI $71,915

Ann Arbor, MI $71,902

Allentown, PA $71,893

Colorado Springs, CO $71,771

Syracuse, NY $71,735

Carson City, NV $71,735

Houston, TX $71,634

Eugene, OR $71,598

Gary, IN $71,512

Springfield, OR $71,454

Bismarck, ND $71,440

Galveston, TX $71,390

Medford, OR $71,282

Fort Collins, CO $71,253

Concord, NH $71,217

Austin, TX $71,196

Mesa, AZ $71,045

Reading, PA $71,037

Phoenix, AZ $71,030

Dallas, TX $71,009

Saint Cloud, MN $70,940

Madison, WI $70,843

Utica, NY $70,649

Rochester, NY $70,534

Des Moines, IA $70,527

Raleigh, NC $70,520

Atlanta, GA $70,412

Battle Creek, MI $70,390

Salt Lake City, UT $70,369

Lancaster, PA $70,261

Harrisburg, PA $70,160

Kansas City, MO $70,088

Champaign, IL $70,074

Kansas City, KS $70,074

Fort Worth, TX $70,067

Columbus, OH $70,054

Boca Raton, FL $70,038

Pittsburgh, PA $70,009

Richmond, VA $69,980

Indianapolis, IN $69,966

Cleveland, OH $69,959

Las Vegas, NV $69,872

Cincinnati, OH $69,872

Petersburg, VA $69,765

Huntsville, AL $69,657

Lansing, MI $69,609

Lebanon, PA $69,599

Pueblo, CO $69,592

Appleton, WI $69,570

Buffalo, NY $69,542

Dayton, OH $69,520

Racine, WI $69,506

Charlotte, NC $69,499

Saint Louis, MO $69,477

York, PA $69,434

Elkhart, IN $69,434

Gastonia, NC $69,420

Billings, MT $69,403

Beaumont, TX $69,383

Lorain, OH $69,369

Benton Harbor, MI $69,355

Toledo, OH $69,340

Binghamton, NY $69,304

Rock Hill, SC $69,297

Rockford, IL $69,261

Springfield, IL $69,232

Elyria, OH $69,225

Fargo, ND $69,225

Flagstaff, AZ $69,175

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,132

Duluth, MN $69,089

Miami, FL $69,089

Cheyenne, WY $69,038

Grand Forks, ND $69,038

Bangor, ME $68,880

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,801

Durham, NC $68,771

Louisville, KY $68,765

Grand Rapids, MI $68,751

Hialeah, FL $68,743

Casper, WY $68,643

Scranton, PA $68,557

New Orleans, LA $68,535

Virginia Beach, VA $68,528

Akron, OH $68,492

Peoria, IL $68,398

Sarasota, FL $68,384

Nashville, TN $68,334

Omaha, NE $68,334

Green Bay, WI $68,334

Baton Rouge, LA $68,298

Charleston, SC $68,283

Jamestown, NY $68,247

Davenport, IA $68,247

Tucson, AZ $68,211

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,168

Tampa, FL $68,154

Evansville, IN $68,111

Port Arthur, TX $68,111

Bradenton, FL $68,082

Santa Fe, NM $67,952

Orlando, FL $67,823

Clearwater, FL $67,801

Canton, OH $67,650

La Crosse, WI $67,650

Albuquerque, NM $67,607

Newport News, VA $67,600

High Point, NC $67,579

Ogden, UT $67,550

Corpus Christi, TX $67,492

Norfolk, VA $67,449

Laramie, WY $67,449

Rock Island, IL $67,406

Saginaw, MI $67,392

Jacksonville, FL $67,384

Salisbury, NC $67,370

Boise, ID $67,356

Moline, IL $67,320

Fort Myers, FL $67,298

Memphis, TN $67,284

Tulsa, OK $67,248

Waterloo, IA $67,205

Spartanburg, SC $67,133

Lincoln, NE $67,097

Fort Wayne, IN $67,082

Provo, UT $67,075

Cedar Falls, IA $66,989

San Antonio, TX $66,960

Greensboro, NC $66,931

South Bend, IN $66,924

Savannah, GA $66,845

Muskegon, MI $66,816

Birmingham, AL $66,809

Winston Salem, NC $66,774

Lake Charles, LA $66,601

Anderson, IN $66,586

Lexington, KY $66,565

Augusta, GA $66,543

Greenville, SC $66,543

Lima, OH $66,486

Wichita, KS $66,478

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,478

Columbia, SC $66,414

Springfield, OH $66,399

Asheville, NC $66,284

Bloomington, IN $66,234

Knoxville, TN $65,975

Shreveport, LA $65,968

Wilmington, NC $65,874

Roanoke, VA $65,874

Topeka, KS $65,745

Frankfort, KY $65,737

Oklahoma City, OK $65,687

Chillicothe, OH $65,659

Longview, TX $65,651

Melbourne, FL $65,644

Sioux Falls, SD $65,529

Mobile, AL $65,522

Terre Haute, IN $65,493

Altoona, PA $65,450

Amarillo, TX $65,400

Killeen, TX $65,378

Fayetteville, AR $65,321

Chattanooga, TN $65,299

Sioux City, IA $65,234

Idaho Falls, ID $65,220

Lynchburg, VA $65,162

Gainesville, FL $65,069

Portsmouth, OH $65,033

Little Rock, AR $65,019

Lafayette, LA $64,990

Youngstown, OH $64,990

Daytona Beach, FL $64,947

Clarksville, TN $64,940

Pensacola, FL $64,932

Temple, TX $64,927

Hopkinsville, KY $64,717

Erie, PA $64,702

Florence, SC $64,674

Charleston, WV $64,558

Great Falls, MT $64,523

Macon, GA $64,422

Tallahassee, FL $64,415

Fayetteville, NC $64,400

Waco, TX $64,386

Helena, MT $64,336

Pine Bluff, AR $64,308

Vincennes, IN $64,220

Lubbock, TX $64,192

Alamogordo, NM $64,149

Twin Falls, ID $64,084

Rapid City, SD $64,062

Jackson, MS $63,933

Huntington, WV $63,928

Greenville, MS $63,926

Parkersburg, WV $63,852

Montgomery, AL $63,839

Wichita Falls, TX $63,767

Springfield, MO $63,767

Biloxi, MS $63,732

Monroe, LA $63,660

Johnstown, PA $63,609

Sumter, SC $63,581

Columbus, GA $63,573

Pascagoula, MS $63,437

Abilene, TX $63,437

Kingsport, TN $63,250

Albany, GA $63,250

Gulfport, MS $63,228

Alexandria, LA $62,991

Fort Smith, AR $62,811

El Paso, TX $62,617

Las Cruces, NM $62,293

Harlingen, TX $62,111

Pocatello, ID $62,099

Florence, AL $62,006

Brownsville, TX $61,991

Mcallen, TX $61,840

Dothan, AL $61,740

Columbus, MS $61,313

Altus, OK $60,977

Lawton, OK $60,841

Pierre, SD $60,582

What Skills Can Increase a Narcotics Officer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
Career Development (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Refers to the process an individual may undergo to evolve their occupational status. It is the process of making decisions for long term learning, to align personal needs of physical or psychological fulfillment with career advancement opportunities.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 1.19% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	5.36%
Career Development	1.79%
Business Administration	1.19%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Narcotics Officer's salary.

Visio: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Data Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Visio	$81,255	13%
Data Integrity	$77,660	8%
Python	$76,941	7%
Sustainability	$76,222	6%
Java	$76,222	6%
Object Oriented Programming	$76,222	6%

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How Education impacts a Narcotics Officer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Narcotics Officers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Narcotics Officer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $72,281 and $77,748).

Narcotics Officer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Narcotics Officer

No Diploma 23.5%

High School 23.5%

Associates 17.6%

Bachelors 41.2%

Masters 17.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	23.5%
High School	23.5%
Associates	17.6%
Bachelors	41.2%
Masters	17.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Narcotics Officer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Narcotics Officer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$64,299

Average $71,907/year

$82,505

$5,358

Average $5,992/month

$6,875

$1,237

Average $1,383/week

$1,587

$31

Average $35/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,505	$6,875	$1,587	$40
Average	$71,907	$5,992	$1,383	$35
25th Percentile	$64,299	$5,358	$1,237	$31

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Salary Trends for Narcotics Officer

Salaries for a Narcotics Officer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $59,227 in 2023 to around $59,097 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Narcotics Officer salary trends, .

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