Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Erie, PA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Erie, PA: $90,510/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $39,780 – $103,420 · about 590 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$20,665 (+30%).

What it's really worth in Erie

With Erie's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $90,510 has the buying power of about $98,444 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,396 · median home $224,109 · median rent $1,138/mo.

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How Erie ranks for this job

On raw pay, Erie, PA is 31st of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Erie's cost of living is applied, it ranks 16th.

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

What that salary buys in Erie

A median home in Erie, PA costs $224,109 — about 2.5× 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 $1,138/mo works out at 15% 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 Erie.

Metro	Median pay	vs Erie	Rent vs Erie
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+61%	3.2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+49%	2.9×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+38%	2.1×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+31%	2.9×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs Erie	Rent vs Erie
Harrisburg, PA	$88,760	−2%	1.3×
Lancaster, PA	$88,140	−3%	1.3×
Allentown, PA	$85,840	−5%	1.6×
Philadelphia, PA	$85,390	−6%	1.7×

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

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