Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Fort Wayne, IN

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Fort Wayne, IN: $71,540/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,460 – $83,990 · about 1,020 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$1,695 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Fort Wayne

With Fort Wayne's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $71,540 has the buying power of about $79,712 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,758 · median home $259,816 · median rent $1,264/mo.

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How Fort Wayne ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fort Wayne, IN is 90th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Fort Wayne's cost of living is applied, it ranks 81st.

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

What that salary buys in Fort Wayne

A median home in Fort Wayne, IN costs $259,816 — about 3.6× 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 $1,264/mo works out at 21% 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 Fort Wayne.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Wayne	Rent vs Fort Wayne
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+103%	2.9×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+89%	2.6×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+75%	1.9×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+65%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in IN

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Wayne	Rent vs Fort Wayne
Indianapolis, IN	$77,270	+8%	1.2×
South Bend, IN	$64,770	−9%	1.1×
Evansville, IN	$62,350	−13%	0.9×

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

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