Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Cedar Rapids, IA: $68,760/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $53,280 – $86,320 · about 480 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$1,085 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Cedar Rapids

With Cedar Rapids's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $68,760 has the buying power of about $76,412 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $75,477 · median home $244,344 · median rent $1,234/mo.

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How Cedar Rapids ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cedar Rapids, IA is 98th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Cedar Rapids's cost of living is applied, it ranks 88th.

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

What that salary buys in Cedar Rapids

A median home in Cedar Rapids, IA costs $244,344 — about 3.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,234/mo works out at 22% 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 Cedar Rapids.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cedar Rapids	Rent vs Cedar Rapids
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+111%	2.9×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+96%	2.6×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+82%	1.9×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+72%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in IA

Metro	Median pay	vs Cedar Rapids	Rent vs Cedar Rapids
Des Moines, IA	$78,450	+14%	1×
Davenport, IA	$67,590	−2%	0.8×

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

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