Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Houston, TX

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Houston, TX: $69,080/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $56,900 – $96,320 · about 14,480 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$765 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Houston

With Houston's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $69,080 has the buying power of about $69,264 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,061 · median home $308,306 · median rent $1,639/mo.

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