Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Vallejo, CA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Vallejo, CA: $125,130/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $77,590 – $148,320 · about 650 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$55,285 (+79%).

What it's really worth in Vallejo

With Vallejo's cost of living at 109 (US=100), that $125,130 has the buying power of about $114,421 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $97,037 · median home $576,614 · median rent $2,400/mo.

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How Vallejo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Vallejo, CA is 3rd of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Vallejo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 3rd.

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

What that salary buys in Vallejo

A median home in Vallejo, CA costs $576,614 — about 4.6× 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 $2,400/mo works out at 23% 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 Vallejo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Vallejo	Rent vs Vallejo
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+16%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+8%	1.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	−6%	1.4×
Oxnard, CA	$114,650	−8%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Vallejo	Rent vs Vallejo
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+16%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+8%	1.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	−6%	1.4×
Oxnard, CA	$114,650	−8%	1.2×

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

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