Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Youngstown, OH
Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Youngstown, OH: $62,640/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,480 – $85,320 · about 1,000 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$7,205 (-10%).
What it's really worth in Youngstown
With Youngstown's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $62,640 has the buying power of about $72,927 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $54,650 · median home $175,405 · median rent $1,030/mo.
How Youngstown ranks for this job
On raw pay, Youngstown, OH is 122nd of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Youngstown's cost of living is applied, it ranks 103rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Youngstown is one of the places where police & sheriff's patrol officers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Youngstown
A median home in Youngstown, OH costs $175,405 — about 2.8× 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 $1,030/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 Youngstown.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Youngstown | Rent vs Youngstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $145,340 | +132% | 3.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $134,860 | +115% | 3.2× |
| Vallejo, CA | $125,130 | +100% | 2.3× |
| Santa Maria, CA | $118,140 | +89% | 3.2× |
Same job elsewhere in OH
| Metro | Median pay | vs Youngstown | Rent vs Youngstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | $86,640 | +38% | 1.5× |
| Cincinnati, OH | $80,070 | +28% | 1.5× |
| Cleveland, OH | $79,420 | +27% | 1.4× |
| Toledo, OH | $71,340 | +14% | 1.3× |
Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires police & sheriff's patrol officers around Youngstown
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Youngstown Air Reserve Station · Government
Other jobs in Youngstown
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.