Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Tyler, TX

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Tyler, TX: $68,290/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,090 – $89,440 · about 510 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$1,555 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Tyler

With Tyler's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $68,290 has the buying power of about $73,458 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,053 · median home $272,063 · median rent $1,391/mo.

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How Tyler ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tyler, TX is 101st of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Tyler's cost of living is applied, it ranks 100th.

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

What that salary buys in Tyler

A median home in Tyler, TX costs $272,063 — about 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 $1,391/mo works out at 24% 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 Tyler.

Metro	Median pay	vs Tyler	Rent vs Tyler
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+113%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+97%	2.3×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+83%	1.7×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+73%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Tyler	Rent vs Tyler
Dallas, TX	$84,280	+23%	1.2×
Austin, TX	$84,210	+23%	1.2×
Laredo, TX	$81,910	+20%	1×
Amarillo, TX	$77,980	+14%	0.9×

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

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