Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Baltimore, MD

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Baltimore, MD: $75,330/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $54,340 – $101,100 · about 4,540 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$5,485 (+8%).

What it's really worth in Baltimore

With Baltimore's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $75,330 has the buying power of about $73,006 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $94,167 · median home $405,877 · median rent $1,919/mo.

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How Baltimore ranks for this job

On raw pay, Baltimore, MD is 82nd of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Baltimore's cost of living is applied, it ranks 102nd.

The headline number flatters Baltimore. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, police & sheriff's patrol officers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Baltimore

A median home in Baltimore, MD costs $405,877 — about 5.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,919/mo works out at 31% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where police & sheriff's patrol officers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Baltimore.

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+93%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+79%	1.7×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+66%	1.3×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+57%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in MD

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Salisbury, MD	$68,400	−9%	1×
Hagerstown, MD	$60,720	−19%	0.8×

Staying in MD keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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