Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in North Port, FL

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in North Port, FL: $64,120/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,460 – $81,570 · about 1,370 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$5,725 (-8%).

What it's really worth in North Port

With North Port's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $64,120 has the buying power of about $61,523 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $74,469 · median home $403,601 · median rent $2,154/mo.

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How North Port ranks for this job

On raw pay, North Port, FL is 118th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once North Port's cost of living is applied, it ranks 137th.

The headline number flatters North Port. 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 North Port

A median home in North Port, FL costs $403,601 — about 6.3× 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 $2,154/mo works out at 40% 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 North Port.

Metro	Median pay	vs North Port	Rent vs North Port
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+127%	1.7×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+110%	1.5×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+95%	1.1×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+84%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs North Port	Rent vs North Port
Miami, FL	$89,570	+40%	1.3×
Tampa, FL	$68,750	+7%	0.9×
Cape Coral, FL	$65,730	+3%	0.9×
Orlando, FL	$65,160	+2%	0.9×

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

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