Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Reno, NV

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Reno, NV: $82,520/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $60,780 – $99,930 · about 1,030 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$12,675 (+18%).

What it's really worth in Reno

With Reno's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $82,520 has the buying power of about $84,183 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $81,576 · median home $570,546 · median rent $1,978/mo.

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How Reno ranks for this job

On raw pay, Reno, NV is 54th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Reno's cost of living is applied, it ranks 57th.

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

What that salary buys in Reno

A median home in Reno, NV costs $570,546 — about 6.9× 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 $1,978/mo works out at 29% 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 Reno.

Metro	Median pay	vs Reno	Rent vs Reno
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+76%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+63%	1.6×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+52%	1.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+43%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in NV

Metro	Median pay	vs Reno	Rent vs Reno
Las Vegas, NV	$80,730	−2%	0.9×

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

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