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

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Laredo, TX: $81,910/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $46,340 – $93,520 · about 820 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$12,065 (+17%).

What it's really worth in Laredo

With Laredo's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $81,910 has the buying power of about $92,741 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,984 · median home $218,391 · median rent $1,369/mo.

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How Laredo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Laredo, TX is 56th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Laredo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 23rd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Laredo is one of the places where police & sheriff's patrol officers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Laredo

A median home in Laredo, TX costs $218,391 — about 2.7× 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 $1,369/mo works out at 20% 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 Laredo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+77%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+65%	2.4×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+53%	1.8×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+44%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Dallas, TX	$84,280	+3%	1.2×
Austin, TX	$84,210	+3%	1.2×
Amarillo, TX	$77,980	−5%	0.9×
Beaumont, TX	$76,760	−6%	1×

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

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