Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Eugene, OR

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Eugene, OR: $85,360/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $70,840 – $88,230 · about 350 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$15,515 (+22%).

What it's really worth in Eugene

With Eugene's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $85,360 has the buying power of about $82,438 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $65,157 · median home $459,366 · median rent $1,780/mo.

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How Eugene ranks for this job

On raw pay, Eugene, OR is 44th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Eugene's cost of living is applied, it ranks 68th.

The headline number flatters Eugene. 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 Eugene

A median home in Eugene, OR costs $459,366 — about 5.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,780/mo works out at 25% 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 Eugene.

Metro	Median pay	vs Eugene	Rent vs Eugene
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+70%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+58%	1.8×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+47%	1.3×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+38%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in OR

Metro	Median pay	vs Eugene	Rent vs Eugene
Portland, OR	$91,420	+7%	1×
Salem, OR	$80,190	−6%	0.9×

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

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