Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Detroit, MI

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Detroit, MI: $74,610/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,340 – $86,250 · about 7,480 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$4,765 (+7%).

What it's really worth in Detroit

With Detroit's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $74,610 has the buying power of about $75,988 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $72,456 · median home $269,080 · median rent $1,500/mo.

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