Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in New Orleans, LA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in New Orleans, LA: $51,050/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $39,840 – $65,550 · about 3,650 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$18,795 (-27%).

What it's really worth in New Orleans

With New Orleans's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $51,050 has the buying power of about $55,980 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,748 · median home $261,414 · median rent $1,622/mo.

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