Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Shreveport, LA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Shreveport, LA: $54,390/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,260 – $68,170 · about 1,750 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$15,455 (-22%).

What it's really worth in Shreveport

With Shreveport's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $54,390 has the buying power of about $62,202 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $53,053 · median home $186,193 · median rent $1,348/mo.

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How Shreveport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Shreveport, LA is 144th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Shreveport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 134th.

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

What that salary buys in Shreveport

A median home in Shreveport, LA costs $186,193 — about 3.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,348/mo works out at 30% 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 Shreveport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Shreveport	Rent vs Shreveport
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+167%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+148%	2.4×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+130%	1.8×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+117%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in LA

Metro	Median pay	vs Shreveport	Rent vs Shreveport
New Orleans, LA	$51,050	−6%	1.2×
Lafayette, LA	$47,270	−13%	1×
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,830	−14%	1×

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

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