Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Appleton, WI

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Appleton, WI: $76,920/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $56,610 – $90,860 · about 450 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$7,075 (+10%).

What it's really worth in Appleton

With Appleton's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $76,920 has the buying power of about $82,060 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,958 · median home $350,370 · median rent $1,217/mo.

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How Appleton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Appleton, WI is 74th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Appleton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 72nd.

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

What that salary buys in Appleton

A median home in Appleton, WI costs $350,370 — 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 $1,217/mo works out at 19% 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 Appleton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Appleton	Rent vs Appleton
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+89%	3×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+75%	2.7×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+63%	2×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+54%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in WI

Metro	Median pay	vs Appleton	Rent vs Appleton
Milwaukee, WI	$87,830	+14%	1.3×
Madison, WI	$80,690	+5%	1.4×
Green Bay, WI	$78,990	+3%	1×

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

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