Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in York, PA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in York, PA: $83,130/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,290 – $99,280 · about 640 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$13,285 (+19%).

What it's really worth in York

With York's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $83,130 has the buying power of about $85,625 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,183 · median home $309,967 · median rent $1,384/mo.

Full York cost of living & taxes →

How York ranks for this job

On raw pay, York, PA is 51st of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once York's cost of living is applied, it ranks 51st.

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

What that salary buys in York

A median home in York, PA costs $309,967 — about 3.7× 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 $1,384/mo works out at 20% 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 York.

Metro	Median pay	vs York	Rent vs York
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+75%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+62%	2.4×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+51%	1.7×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+42%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs York	Rent vs York
Erie, PA	$90,510	+9%	0.8×
Harrisburg, PA	$88,760	+7%	1.1×
Lancaster, PA	$88,140	+6%	1.1×
Allentown, PA	$85,840	+3%	1.3×

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

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