Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Provo, UT

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Provo, UT: $65,300/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $52,580 – $85,600 · about 760 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$4,545 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Provo

With Provo's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $65,300 has the buying power of about $68,205 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $91,190 · median home $546,641 · median rent $1,825/mo.

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How Provo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Provo, UT is 109th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Provo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 116th.

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

What that salary buys in Provo

A median home in Provo, UT costs $546,641 — about 8.4× 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 $1,825/mo works out at 34% 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 Provo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Provo	Rent vs Provo
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+123%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+107%	1.8×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+92%	1.3×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+81%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in UT

Metro	Median pay	vs Provo	Rent vs Provo
Salt Lake City, UT	$76,390	+17%	0.9×
Ogden, UT	$61,910	−5%	0.9×

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

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