Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Miami, FL

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Miami, FL: $89,570/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,680 – $177,660 · about 19,870 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$19,725 (+28%).

What it's really worth in Miami

With Miami's cost of living at 112 (US=100), that $89,570 has the buying power of about $79,910 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,085 · median home $475,622 · median rent $2,693/mo.

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How Miami ranks for this job

On raw pay, Miami, FL is 33rd of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Miami's cost of living is applied, it ranks 80th.

The headline number flatters Miami. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, police & sheriff's patrol officers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Miami

A median home in Miami, FL costs $475,622 — about 5.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,693/mo works out at 36% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

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 Miami.

Metro	Median pay	vs Miami	Rent vs Miami
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+62%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+51%	1.2×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+40%	0.9×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+32%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Miami	Rent vs Miami
Tampa, FL	$68,750	−23%	0.7×
Cape Coral, FL	$65,730	−27%	0.7×
Orlando, FL	$65,160	−27%	0.7×
Ocala, FL	$64,840	−28%	0.6×

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

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