Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Dallas, TX: $84,280/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $61,630 – $100,330 · about 14,070 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$14,435 (+21%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $84,280 has the buying power of about $82,232 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

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How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 46th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 70th.

The headline number flatters Dallas. 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 Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 4.4× 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 $1,678/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 Dallas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+72%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+60%	1.9×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+48%	1.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+40%	2×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Austin, TX	$84,210	+0%	1×
Laredo, TX	$81,910	−3%	0.8×
Amarillo, TX	$77,980	−7%	0.8×
Beaumont, TX	$76,760	−9%	0.8×

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

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