9. New York
Annual median wage: $69,150
Cost of living: 135.2
Employment: 49,020
New York has the second-highest wages for police officers in the US, and it proudly occupies the ninth place on this list of best states for police officers. No wonder, since the state usually tops the wages offered to various jobs and occupations. In the same way, their high cost of living rates have also been so popular not only in the country but all over the world. What makes people still want to get a job in New York is its consistently high employment rates, plus the show NYPD Blue.