Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Cincinnati, OH

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Cincinnati, OH: $80,070/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,360 – $94,830 · about 3,750 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$10,225 (+15%).

What it's really worth in Cincinnati

With Cincinnati's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $80,070 has the buying power of about $84,978 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $76,247 · median home $311,270 · median rent $1,575/mo.

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How Cincinnati ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cincinnati, OH is 62nd of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Cincinnati's cost of living is applied, it ranks 54th.

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

What that salary buys in Cincinnati

A median home in Cincinnati, OH costs $311,270 — about 3.9× 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 $1,575/mo works out at 24% 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 Cincinnati.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cincinnati	Rent vs Cincinnati
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+82%	2.3×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+68%	2.1×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+56%	1.5×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+48%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Cincinnati	Rent vs Cincinnati
Columbus, OH	$86,640	+8%	1×
Cleveland, OH	$79,420	−1%	0.9×
Toledo, OH	$71,340	−11%	0.8×
Akron, OH	$68,960	−14%	0.8×

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

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