Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Bremerton, WA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Bremerton, WA: $96,890/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,590 – $100,920 · about 300 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$27,045 (+39%).

What it's really worth in Bremerton

With Bremerton's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $96,890 has the buying power of about $90,197 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,675 · median home $586,380 · median rent $2,065/mo.

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How Bremerton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Bremerton, WA is 22nd of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Bremerton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 33rd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Bremerton sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Bremerton

A median home in Bremerton, WA costs $586,380 — about 6.1× 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 $2,065/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

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 Bremerton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Bremerton	Rent vs Bremerton
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+50%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+39%	1.6×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+29%	1.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+22%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Bremerton	Rent vs Bremerton
Seattle, WA	$109,180	+13%	1.1×
Kennewick, WA	$104,890	+8%	0.8×
Olympia, WA	$92,140	−5%	1×
Spokane, WA	$91,310	−6%	0.8×

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

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