Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Fresno, CA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Fresno, CA: $103,290/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $71,360 – $139,540 · about 1,970 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$33,445 (+48%).

What it's really worth in Fresno

With Fresno's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $103,290 has the buying power of about $99,313 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,756 · median home $409,749 · median rent $2,020/mo.

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How Fresno ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fresno, CA is 16th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Fresno's cost of living is applied, it ranks 12th.

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

What that salary buys in Fresno

A median home in Fresno, CA costs $409,749 — about 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 $2,020/mo works out at 23% 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 Fresno.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fresno	Rent vs Fresno
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+41%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+31%	1.6×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+21%	1.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+14%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Fresno	Rent vs Fresno
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+41%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+31%	1.6×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+21%	1.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+14%	1.7×

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

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