Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Memphis, TN

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Memphis, TN: $64,360/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,550 – $76,890 · about 3,290 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$5,485 (-8%).

What it's really worth in Memphis

With Memphis's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $64,360 has the buying power of about $69,997 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,178 · median home $247,229 · median rent $1,441/mo.

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How Memphis ranks for this job

On raw pay, Memphis, TN is 116th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Memphis's cost of living is applied, it ranks 113th.

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

What that salary buys in Memphis

A median home in Memphis, TN costs $247,229 — about 3.8× 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 $1,441/mo works out at 27% 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 Memphis.

Metro	Median pay	vs Memphis	Rent vs Memphis
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+126%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+110%	2.3×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+94%	1.7×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+84%	2.3×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Memphis	Rent vs Memphis
Nashville, TN	$60,220	−6%	1.2×
Clarksville, TN	$52,000	−19%	0.9×
Kingsport, TN	$49,470	−23%	0.9×
Knoxville, TN	$47,860	−26%	1.2×

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

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